Bollywood
English
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editBollywood
- (India) The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.
- 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes[1], page 302:
- Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries.
- (abroad, by extension) The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.
Synonyms
edit- (Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry) Urduwood (online slang, derogatory)
Hyponyms
editcinema/film of India in general
Related terms
edit- For a complete list of Hollywood, Kollywood, Nollywood, and similar, see Category:en:Film industries.
Translations
editIndian film industry
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Cebuano
editEtymology
editFrom English Bollywood, from Bombay + Hollywood.
Proper noun
editBollywood
French
editEtymology
editFrom English Bollywood, from Blend of Bombay + Hollywood.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
editBollywood ?
- Bollywood; Bollywood
Portuguese
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editUnadapted borrowing from English Bollywood.
Proper noun
editBollywood
- Bollywood (Hindi film industry)
Spanish
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editBollywood m
- Bollywood (Hindi film industry)
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