movieland

[ moo-vee-land ]

noun

1. a place where many motion pictures are made, especially Hollywood, California.
2. the motion-picture industry, especially considered as including the people who work in it, their attitudes, way of life, etc.:

   Movieland has yet to produce low-budget films that are consistently good.

Word History and Origins

Origin of movieland¹

First recorded in 1910–15; movie + land

Example Sentences

Much of Todd Haynes’s sly, unnerving “May December” takes place in and around a picture-perfect home, that favorite movieland setting for American dreams turned nightmares.

From New York Times

It is likely you’ve never heard of Vera Gemma, a minor 50-something Italian actress of the kind who winds up on the extruding end of the movieland meat grinder with all the plastic surgery and little recognition.

From New York Times

MNC Land said it fully owned the project in Lido, which includes a movie studio called Movieland, while the Trump Organization will operate an 83-hectare golf course opening this year and a five-star hotel.

From Reuters

Indonesian tycoon and chairman of MNC Group, Hary Tanoesoedibjo, has said Movieland will become a creative hub and Indonesia's version of Hollywood.

From Reuters

Its savior since 1997 has been Falzone, a former Broadway theater performer who came West in search of his movieland dreams.

From Los Angeles Times