Hollywood

[hol-ee-wood]

noun

1. the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.

2. a city in SE Florida, near Miami: seaside resort.

Hollywood

/ ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. a NW suburb of Los Angeles, California: centre of the American film industry. Pop: 167 664 (2000)

2. 1. the American film industry

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Hollywood star

Hollywood

1. District of Los Angeles.

Center of the American film industry.

Other Word Forms

• Hollywoodite noun
• Hollywooder noun

Example Sentences

I didn’t want to find out that what I thought was a terrific comedy was actually the product of a particular New York zeitgeist and an era of Hollywood moviemaking that’s long gone.

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Mr. Hanks, the Movie Star Who’s Hollywood’s Biggest Mensch, has a breezily likable stage presence, and he brings a natural warmth to his performance here.

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“If you don’t like ‘Crazy,’ there’s something wrong with you,” Lenae says as a pedicurist exfoliates her feet in a West Hollywood hotel room.

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"Grande has been acting since she was a kid," noted the Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney, "and her quiet moments of introspection, anxiety or sadness show tender depths, as does her loyalty to Elphaba."

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And conventional wisdom might give the edge to Netflix, whose runaway success as a streamer has made it the new king of Hollywood.

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