Standard Lemma guide

Tinseltown

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɪn.səlˌtaʊn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 N S AH0 L T AW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

Nickname for Hollywood: a district of Los Angeles, California, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

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Meaning 2

The movie industry, as found in Hollywood, and Greater Los Angeles, CA, US.

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Usage: broadly, slang

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Meaning 3

The film industry of the United States of America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, slang

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Meaning 4

The film industry in general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, slang

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Meaning 5

The Bollywood movie industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, slang

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Meaning 6

The Tollywood movie industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, slang

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Meaning 7

Nickname for Film Nagar: a neighbourhood of Hyderabad, India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, informal

Qualifier: by restriction

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noun

Meaning 8

A Christmas-themed district of a city, or a Christmas village.

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noun

Meaning 9

Alternative letter-case form of Tinseltown

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From tinsel + town.