Across The Country

Definition: Across The Country

Across The Country

Adverb

1. Extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide".

Synonyms: Across The Country

Synonyms: across the nation (adv), nationally (adv), nationwide (adv). (additional references)

Crosswords: Across The Country

English words defined with "across the country": Cross country ♦ dangling participle ♦ To go across the country. (references)

Specialty definitions using "across the country": Border Crosser, borehole spacing ♦ Field Division ♦ GNP per capita,atlas method, goods in transit by inland waterways throughout, goods in transit by road throughout ♦ Landbridge ♦ Rural Community Advancement Program. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	We drove a sixth away across the country in the wrong direction! (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	America's Dumbest Criminals: Based on True Stories from Law Enforcement Officials Across the Country (reference) Adventist Potluck Cookbook: Favorite Vegetarian Recipes from Fellowship Halls Across the Country (The Adventist Kitchen, 1) (reference) The Church Supper Cookbook: A Special Collection of over 375 Potluck Recipes from Families and Churches Across the Country (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Across the country, ARS scientists who work with wheat aim to make U.S.-grown grain better all the time. It's not an easy job. Techniques for successfully slipping new genes into crops like tomatoes or petunias typically don't work on wheat. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..		Railroad yard behind potato shed from which Klamath potatoes are shipped across the country. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Part of family arrived the night before from Rockwell, Texas. Picked their way across the country. Encamped on the river bottom. Near Holtville. Imperial Valley, California.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The study will involve approximately 20 medical centers and 37,000 volunteers across the country. (references)
		TOAST was a 7-year phase III clinical trial involving 1,281 subjects at 36 centers across the country. (references)
		This organization includes state and local affiliates and operates facilities and programs across the country. (references)
Business		Software technology parks have been established across the country. (references)
		A few marketing intermediaries offer actual nationwide coverage, with offices across the country, but most operate on a regional basis. (references)
		Since the 1998 deregulation, the German telecommunications market has shown stunning growth, creating a host of new jobs, and sparking innovation across the country. (references)
Children	Lithuania	It is believed that several thousand children live "on the street." Approximately 60 local children's rights protection services across the country routinely identify these children and, if they do not have parents or if their parents abused their parental obligations, place them in foster homes or care institutions. (references)
Civil Liberties	El Salvador	There are approximately 20 small cable television companies across the country, serving limited local areas. (references)
	Russia	In other important matters as well, private media organizations and journalists across the country remained dependent on the Government during the year. (references)
Economic History	Nepal	The government in July 2000 accepted proposals to develop 11 hydel projects across the country. (references)
	Indonesia	The country's entire fleet serves more than 200 routes to over 90 destinations across the country. (references)
	Laos	Laos' population was estimated at about 5.6 million in 2001, dispersed unevenly across the country. (references)
Human Rights	Botswana	The 23 prisons across the country have a capacity of more than 4,000 inmates but held 6,042 at year's end. (references)
	Algeria	Armed terrorist groups consistently used threats of violence to extort money from businesses and families across the country. (references)
	Nepal	Between the July 23 ceasefire and mid-September, the Government reported 87 Maoist violations of the cease-fire, including 22 different cases of Maoists beating and injuring civilians across the country. (references)
Indigenous People	Canada	Since 1999 the authorities have settled 16 specific claims, and 70 comprehensive land claims have been negotiated across the country. (references)
Minorities	Canada	Police forces across the country actively investigated and discouraged anti-Muslim actions. (references)
	Russia	This isn't a pure coincidence that Orthodox Jews and institutions are being attacked as the most visible sign of Jewish presence in Russia." Numerous other anti-Semitic incidents occurred across the country during the year. (references)
Political Economy	Indonesia	Large disparities in the distribution of wealth and political power contributed to social tensions across the country and continued to create demands for greater regional autonomy. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	In April, Gbagbo sent his ministers across the country to hold "town-hall-style" meetings with local leaders and traditional village chiefs on reconciliation and unity efforts at the local level. (references)
	Albania	Most NGOs are headquartered in the capital, Tirana, but an increasing number are tackling issues including trafficking in women, economic development, crime, and the environment, in towns and cities across the country. (references)
Political Rights	Algeria	To obtain approval, a party must have 25 founders from across the country whose names must be registered with the Interior Ministry. (references)
	Swaziland	On September 22, elections were held by secret ballot without major difficulties to select new municipal councils in 11 cities and towns across the country. (references)
	Algeria	The two Amazigh-based parties were required to conform with the 1997 changes to the Electoral Law that stipulate that political parties must have at least 25 founders from across the country. (references)
Women	Switzerland	A total of 812 women and 842 children took refuge in 13 women's shelters across the country during 2000. Those in charge of the shelters estimated that nearly as many women were denied access due to a lack of space and limited funding. (references)
	Canada	Services available to abused women have increased significantly over the past 2 decades, and there were 508 shelters for abused women across the country in 2000. A total of 24,049 cases of sexual assault were reported in 2000, an increase of 177 cases from 1999. The courts consider such cases seriously and those convicted of sexual assault face up to 10 years in prison. (references)
Worker Rights	Czech Republic	During the year, a school curriculum package was introduced in schools across the country to educate minors about trafficking. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dennis Miller	Once hotbeds of free speech, college campuses across the country have engaged in an arms race to see who can craft the most restrictive speech code.
Jim Morris	I'm doing inspirational speaking across the country right now. And as a matter of fact, I go to Hawaii tomorrow. I'll speak to a group there.
Rush Limbaugh	Constitution Newspapers across the country are reporting that if the cadaver, Frank Lautenberg, ends up being prevented from getting on the ballot for the November election, the Democrats have yet another plan to subvert the will of the people.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	We must look to citizens and parents across the country to help educate the increasing numbers of American youth who are experimenting with drugs to the dangers of drug abuse.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Republican candidates swept every major election across the country last year.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	The New Covenant must take hold in communities across the country.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "across the country": To go across the country. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "across the country"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Portuguese		através do país, em todo o país (native). (various references)

Spanish		a campo traviesa (across lots, cross-country). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-h-n-o-o-r-r-s-s-t-t-u-y"
	-4 letters: consecrators, consecratory, constructors, contractures, cornstarches, countershots, countryseats, reconstructs.
	-5 letters: choanocytes, consecrator, constructor, contractors, contracture, counteracts, countershot, countryseat, reconstruct, technocrats, touchstones, trochanters.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.