Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

Hollywood

American  
[hol-ee-wood] / ˈhɒl iˌwʊd /

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 British  
/ ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd /

noun

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

    1. the American film industry

    2. ( as modifier )

      a Hollywood star
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Hollywood Cultural  

  1. District of Los Angeles.

Discover More

Center of the American film industry.

Other Word Forms

  • Hollywooder noun
  • Hollywoodite noun

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The props maker said he hopes Orca II will help bring tourism to the area, and even a few Hollywood stars.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The Writers Guild is set to enter negotiations with the major studios, nearly three years after the historic strike that shut down Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She might have mentioned Hollywood or Broadway, two wellsprings of U.S. cultural soft power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Hollywood is hoping that Comcast-owned Universal Pictures’ The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opening today can replicate the box office success of the 2023 Super Mario movie.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Then someone more exciting than any Hollywood actor or fancy author arrived in Key West.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.