Bollywood

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of Bombay +‎ Hollywood

Proper noun

Bollywood

  1. (India) The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.
    • 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes‎, page 302:
      Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries.
  2. (abroad, by extension) The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.

Synonyms

  • (Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry) Urduwood (online slang, derogatory)

Hyponyms

cinema/film of India in general

Translations

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Bollywood, from Bombay +‎ Hollywood.

Proper noun

Bollywood

  1. Bollywood; the Hindi film industry located in Mumbai, India

French

Etymology

From English Bollywood, from Blend of Bombay +‎ Hollywood.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bollywood ?

  1. Bollywood; Bollywood

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Bollywood.

Proper noun

Bollywood

  1. Bollywood (Hindi film industry)

Spanish

Proper noun

Bollywood m

  1. Bollywood (Hindi film industry)
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