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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

/ ˈɒɪˌʊ /

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

  1. District of Los Angeles .
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Notes

Center of the American film industry.
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Other Word Forms

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“First Love” at the Odyssey Theater in 2003 and the 2000 production of Athol Fugard’s “Road to Mecca” at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood were also twofer shows.

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The former music executive told the Hollywood Reporter in March that his daughter was “the one who saved my life” and that he was unresponsive for two months.

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“In L.A., it’s a pretty decently big Japanese community. And they have Hollywood, which is all about creativity. So they want to create something that brings the Japanese community together.”

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Anne Hathaway - Hollywood star, and massive Arsenal fan?

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“We’d get together and sing. My mother pushed the arts. I watched opera at Hollywood Bowl at age 12. I like music, and I can carry a tune, but I don’t play any instruments.”

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