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filmland

American  
[film-land] / ˈfɪlmˌlænd /

noun

  1. filmdom.


Etymology

Origin of filmland

First recorded in 1910–15; film + land

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Unlike many other famous monsters of filmland, they have agency and intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2022

Apart from Disney’s poultry-movie team, is no one capitalizing on the proximity to filmland?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2022

I wanted my anonymity and went back to my hometown where I became just as conspicuous as I would have been if I had continued on to filmland glory.

From New York Times Dec. 7, 2010

To a lavishly mirrored studio on Los Angeles' South La Cienega Boulevard last week came a pack of TV and film stars to watch an exhibition of the latest fad in craze-crazy filmland: karate.

From Time Magazine Archive

No figure in filmland is wearing the new uniform of success with more dynamic distinction than William Holden.

From Time Magazine Archive

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