adj
Meaning 1
Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie industry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Hollywood
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hŏlʹ-ē-wo͝od
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɒ.li.wʊd/
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General-American: /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/
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rhymes with -ɒliwʊd
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CMU ARPABET: HH AA1 L IY0 W UH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or characteristic of a Hollywood film.
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name
Meaning 3
A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Hollywoodland
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name
Meaning 4
The American motion picture industry, regardless of location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, metonymically, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
Other places in the United States:
A town in Jackson County, Alabama.
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name
Meaning 6
Other places in the United States:
A neighborhood and historic district in Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama.
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Meaning 7
Other places in the United States:
A city in Broward County, Florida.
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Meaning 8
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Habersham County, Georgia.
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Meaning 9
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, named for a large holly tree.
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name
Meaning 10
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community and township in Carver County, Minnesota.
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Meaning 11
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Tunica County, Mississippi.
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Meaning 12
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
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Meaning 13
Other places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
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Meaning 14
Other places in the United States:
A neighborhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
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Meaning 15
Other places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
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Meaning 16
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
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Meaning 17
Other places in the United States:
A town in Charleston County, South Carolina.
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Meaning 18
Other places in the United States:
A neighborhood in north Memphis, Tennessee.
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Meaning 19
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Appomattox County, Virginia.
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Meaning 20
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
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Meaning 21
Other places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia.
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Meaning 22
Other places in the United States:
Former name of MacArthur, West Virginia.
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Meaning 23
A village in west County Wicklow, Ireland.
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Meaning 24
A village in Wythall parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0877).
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Meaning 25
A barangay of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines.
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name
Meaning 26
A nickname for someone involved with the film industry or celebrity culture.
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name
Meaning 27
A surname
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noun
Meaning 28
A waxing practice that removes all of the pubic hair, unlike a Brazilian which leaves a small strip behind.
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verb
Meaning 29
To engage in Hollywooding (various senses).
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adjective
Meaning 30
of or relating to the film industry in the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a Hollywood actor
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adjective satellite
Meaning 31
flashy and vulgar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- young white women dressed Hollywood style
- Hollywood philandering
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noun
Meaning 32
the film industry of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: film industry, movie industry
noun
Meaning 33
a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: city district
noun
Meaning 34
a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood
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Broader terms: spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell
History
Etymology
The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence.
Across languages
Translations
105 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: Hollivudi — area of Los Angeles
- Albanian: Hollivud — area of Los Angeles
- Amharic: ሆሊውድ (holiwd) — area of Los Angeles
- Arabic: هُولِيوُود (holiwūd) — area of Los Angeles
- Arabic: هُولِيوُود (holiwud) — area of Los Angeles
- Armenian: Հոլիվուդ (Holivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Belarusian: Галіву́д (Halivúd) — area of Los Angeles
- Belarusian: Халіву́д (Xalivúd) — area of Los Angeles
- Bengali: হলিউড (holiuḍ) — area of Los Angeles
- Bulgarian: Хо́ливуд (Hólivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Burmese: ဟောလိဝုဒ် (hau:li.wud) — area of Los Angeles
- Chinese Cantonese: 荷里活 (ho6 lei5 wut6) — area of Los Angeles
- Chinese Mandarin: 好萊塢 /好莱坞 (Hǎoláiwù) — area of Los Angeles
- Czech: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Dutch: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Esperanto: Holivudo — area of Los Angeles
- Finnish: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- French: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Galician: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Georgian: ჰოლივუდი (holivudi) — area of Los Angeles
- German: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Greek: Χόλιγουντ (Chóligount) — area of Los Angeles
- Greek: Χόλυγουντ (Chólygount) — area of Los Angeles
- Gujarati: હોલીવુડ (holīvuḍ) — area of Los Angeles
- Hebrew: הוֹלִיווּד (holivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Hindi: हॉलीवुड (hŏlīvuḍ) — area of Los Angeles
- Hungarian: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Japanese: ハリウッド (Hariuddo) — area of Los Angeles
- Khmer: ហូលីវូដ (houliivuut) — area of Los Angeles
- Korean: 할리우드 (Halliudeu) — area of Los Angeles
- Latin: Ruscisilva — area of Los Angeles
- Latin: urbs Aquifoliensis — area of Los Angeles
- Latvian: Holivuda — area of Los Angeles
- Lithuanian: Holivudas — area of Los Angeles
- Macedonian: Хо́ливуд (Hólivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Marathi: हॉलीवुड (hŏlīvuḍ) — area of Los Angeles
- Mongolian: Холливуд (Xollivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Nepali: हलिवुड (haliwuḍ) — area of Los Angeles
- Persian: هالیوود (hâlivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Polish: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Portuguese: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Russian: Голливу́д (Gollivúd) — area of Los Angeles
- Serbo-Croatian: Холивуд — area of Los Angeles
- Serbo-Croatian: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Serbo-Croatian: Holivud — area of Los Angeles
- Spanish: Hollywood — area of Los Angeles
- Tajik: Ҳолливуд (Hollivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Thai: ฮอลลีวูด (hɔn-lii-wúut) — area of Los Angeles
- Ukrainian: Голліву́д (Hollivúd) — area of Los Angeles
- Vietnamese: Hô-li-út — area of Los Angeles
- Vietnamese: Hoa Lệ Ước — area of Los Angeles
- Vietnamese: Hồ Ly Vọng — area of Los Angeles
- Yiddish: האָליוווּד (holivud) — area of Los Angeles
- Albanian: Hollivudi — the American motion picture industry
- Albanian: Hollivud — the American motion picture industry
- Amharic: ሆሊውድ (holiwd) — the American motion picture industry
- Arabic: هُولِيوُود (holiwūd) — the American motion picture industry
- Arabic: هُولِيوُود (holiwud) — the American motion picture industry
- Armenian: Հոլիվուդ (Holivud) — the American motion picture industry
- Belarusian: Галіву́д (Halivúd) — the American motion picture industry
- Bengali: হলিউড (holiuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Bulgarian: Хо́ливуд (Hólivud) — the American motion picture industry
- Burmese: ဟောလိဝုဒ် (hau:li.wud) — the American motion picture industry
- Chinese Cantonese: 荷里活 (ho4 lei5 wut6) — the American motion picture industry
- Chinese Mandarin: 好萊塢 /好莱坞 (Hǎoláiwù) — the American motion picture industry
- Dutch: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Finnish: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- French: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Galician: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Georgian: ჰოლივუდი (holivudi) — the American motion picture industry
- German: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Greek: Χόλυγουντ (Chólygount) — the American motion picture industry
- Gujarati: હોલીવુડ (holīvuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Hebrew: הוֹלִיווּד (holivud) — the American motion picture industry
- Hindi: हॉलीवुड (hŏlīvuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Hungarian: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Japanese: ハリウッド (Hariuddo) — the American motion picture industry
- Khmer: ហូលីវូដ (houliivuut) — the American motion picture industry
- Korean: 할리우드 (Halliudeu) — the American motion picture industry
- Latvian: Holivuda — the American motion picture industry
- Lithuanian: Holivudas — the American motion picture industry
- Macedonian: Хо́ливуд (Hólivud) — the American motion picture industry
- Marathi: हॉलीवुड (hŏlīvuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Mongolian: Холливуд (Xollivud) — the American motion picture industry
- Nepali: हलिवुड (haliwuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Persian: هالیوود (hâlivud) — the American motion picture industry
- Polish: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Portuguese: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Russian: Голливу́д (Gollivúd) — the American motion picture industry
- Serbo-Croatian: Холивуд — the American motion picture industry
- Serbo-Croatian: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Serbo-Croatian: Holivud — the American motion picture industry
- Spanish: Hollywood — the American motion picture industry
- Tajik: Ҳолливуд (Hollivud) — the American motion picture industry
- Thai: ฮอลลีวูด (hɔn-lii-wúut) — the American motion picture industry
- Ukrainian: Голліву́д (Hollivúd) — the American motion picture industry
- Urdu: ہالی ووڈ (hālī vuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Urdu: ہالیووڈ (hālīvuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Urdu: ہالی وڈ (hālī vuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Urdu: ہالیوڈ (hālīvuḍ) — the American motion picture industry
- Vietnamese: Hô-li-út — the American motion picture industry
- Vietnamese: Hoa Lệ Ước — the American motion picture industry
- Vietnamese: Hồ Ly Vọng — the American motion picture industry
- Welsh: Holi-wd — the American motion picture industry
- Welsh: Celyn-Coed — the American motion picture industry
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