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# hollywood

proper noun (Hollywood)

«hollywood» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Hollywood is an area of Los Angeles in California, USA, where many famous film studios are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#m1)
2. Hollywood also means the American film industry as a whole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#m2)

### In the lessons

In media lessons and everyday life, Hollywood stands for big, expensive American films and film stars. The Hollywood sign on a hill and the Walk of Fame are well-known sights. It tells the reader about films and celebrities. Phrases: «Hollywood star», «a Hollywood film», «Hollywood ending» (a happy ending). Other film industries have similar names, like Bollywood (India) and Nollywood (Nigeria).

### Examples

- She dreams of becoming a Hollywood star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#x1)
- The Hollywood sign stands on a hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#x2)
- Hollywood makes hundreds of films every year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#x3)
- We saw stars' handprints in Hollywood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#x4)
- The story had a Hollywood ending — everyone was happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#x5)
- Bollywood films come from Mumbai, not Hollywood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/#x6)

### Note

A place name, so it has a capital: Hollywood. Bollywood (Hindi films, from Bombay + Hollywood) and Nollywood (Nigeria) are named after it. «Hollywood» used as an adjective can mean glamorous or unrealistic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hollywood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hollywood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hollywood» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hollywood.html) on Mova free.