Hollywood

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd/ 🇺🇸 /ˈhɑliːˌwʊd/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A district in Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American film and entertainment industry.; The American film and entertainment industry in general, used metonymically.
  2. adjective
    Relating to or characteristic of the American film industry or its glamorous lifestyle.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

Hollywood endingHollywood starHollywood blockbusterHollywood HillsHollywood BoulevardHollywood producer

Derivatives

HollywoodizeHollywoodization

Synonyms

Tinseltownthe film industrythe movie industrythe silver screenthe entertainment industry

Commonly confused

holly wood
EN: 'Holly wood' (two words) refers to the timber from holly trees; 'Hollywood' (one word) is the proper noun for the district/film industry.

Spelling tips

EN: Always written as one word with a capital H. Do not separate into 'Holly wood' unless referring to the wood of holly trees.

💬 Examples

  1. Many aspiring actors move to Hollywood to pursue their dreams.

  2. Hollywood has been producing blockbuster movies for decades.

  3. She lived a Hollywood lifestyle with parties and red carpet events.