Hollywood
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Hol·ly·wood 1
(hŏl′ē-wo͝od′) A district of Los Angeles, California, south of the Hollywood Hills, part of the eastern Santa Monica Mountains. It has long been considered the center of the US movie industry.
Hol·ly·wood 2
(hŏl′ē-wo͝od′)n.
The US movie industry, especially the group of studios and celebrities that produce big-budget films for popular audiences.
adj.
1. Of or relating to the mainstream US movie industry: a Hollywood movie; a Hollywood producer.
2. Characteristic of sensational or escapist films produced by Hollywood: a Hollywood ending.
3. Showy or pretentious: their clothes were pure Hollywood.
[After Hollywood1California.]
Hol′ly·wood′ish adj.
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Hollywood
(ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd)n
1. (Placename) a NW suburb of Los Angeles, California: centre of the American film industry. Pop: 167 664 (2000)
2. (Film)
a. the American film industry
b. (as modifier): a Hollywood star.
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Hol•ly•wood
(ˈhɒl iˌwʊd)n.
1. the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.
2. a city in SE Florida near Miami. 127,894.
Hol′ly•wood`ish, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  Hollywood - the film industry of the United Statesfilm industry, movie industry - the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies |
| 2. | Hollywood - a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood" | |
| 3. | Hollywood - a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry | |
| Adj. | 1. | Hollywood - of or relating to the film industry in the United States; "a Hollywood actor" |
| 2. | Hollywood - flashy and vulgar; "young white women dressed Hollywood style"; "Hollywood philandering" indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture" |
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Hollywood
noun
Quotations
"Hollywood has always been a cage ... a cage to catch our dreams" [John Huston]
"Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents" [Marilyn Monroe]
"Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you find the real tinsel underneath" [Oscar Levant Inquisition in Eden]
"Hollywood has always been a cage ... a cage to catch our dreams" [John Huston]
"Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents" [Marilyn Monroe]
"Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you find the real tinsel underneath" [Oscar Levant Inquisition in Eden]
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Hollywood
[ˈhɒliwʊd] n → Hollywood m
modif [studio] → d'Hollywood, de Hollywood, hollywoodien(ne); [film] → d'Hollywood, de Hollywood, hollywoodien(ne)
Hollywood film stars → les stars hollywoodiennes, les stars d'Hollywood
Hollywood film stars → les stars hollywoodiennes, les stars d'Hollywood
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Hollywood
n → Hollywood nt
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