name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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