Hollywood
Americannoun
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the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.
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a city in SE Florida, near Miami: seaside resort.
noun
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a NW suburb of Los Angeles, California: centre of the American film industry. Pop: 167 664 (2000)
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the American film industry
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( as modifier )
a Hollywood star
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Center of the American film industry.
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With a large, deep-pocketed ownership group headed by World Cup champions and A-list Hollywood celebrities, Angel City has been the NWSL’s most valuable and most visible team since entering the league in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Theater owners and two major Hollywood unions — the Directors Guild of America and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees — have joined the parade pleading for a settlement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
His influences and idols were eclectic; he was an English rock fanatic and a salsa obsessive; he loved everything from Hollywood westerns and gory B-pictures to European art-house cinema.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Blank Street plans to open two additional L.A. area locations, one at the Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood and another in Malibu, in late fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The letters didn’t pour in at the level experienced by Hollywood stars, but hardly a day would go by that several pieces of request mail did not arrive at 560 Lincoln Place.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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