Hollywood
the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.
a city in SE Florida, near Miami: seaside resort.
Other words from Hollywood
- Hol·ly·wood·ite, Hol·ly·wood·er, noun
Words Nearby Hollywood
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How to use Hollywood in a sentence
The bigger issue — which is the most wide-open of Hollywood secrets — is that HFPA members are routinely courted by studios with lavish gifts.
As reported by TechCrunch, using electric aircraft to get people to and from the airport could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50 percent per passenger on a trip between Hollywood and Los Angeles International Airport.
Flying Taxis Will Hit LA Skies by 2024, According to a California Startup’s Plan | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | February 24, 2021 | Singularity HubHollywood studios have been waiting for New York City and Los Angeles to reopen theaters before they release their backlog of big-budget movies.
New York’s plan to reopen theaters is step one of Hollywood’s comeback | Adam Epstein | February 23, 2021 | QuartzHollywood is responsible for about a third of the highest-grossing films in China of all time.
Count Oleg Cassini, favored fashion designer to Hollywood stars and Jacqueline Kennedy, married his first wife, heiress Mary “Merry” Fahrney in 1938 in Elkton.
How One Small Maryland Town Became the Marriage Capital of the East Coast in the Early 20th Century | Melissa August | February 11, 2021 | Time
ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?
Pope Francis Has the Pleasure of Meeting Angelina Jolie for a Few Seconds | Barbie Latza Nadeau | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is a Hollywood director at the height of his powers creating original, wildly ambitious epics.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause I was living with this story, I watched closely as Hollywood considered making a film about Selma.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAfraid the Korean secret police would not believe his kidnapping story, Shin settled in Hollywood.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea | Rich Goldstein | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAre the standards for female beauty in Hollywood ridiculous?
Renée Zellweger Got a New Face—and Everyone Had An Opinion About It | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI realise that I am getting nowhere, meeting nobody and still playing in Hollywood.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinSee how it's inlaid with Hollywood and cherry and how fine the lines of it are!
Patchwork | Anna Balmer MyersGenial, peppery, he not only talked like a Hollywood Englishman, he was a casting director's dream.
The Five Arrows | Allan ChaseI drew him toward Hollywood Boulevard and into a restaurant I calculated might not be too expensive for his generosity.
Greener Than You Think | Ward MooreStanding some hundred yards back from the road was the famous Hollywood Inn, run by the genial Moriarty.
Hearts and Masks | Harold MacGrath
British Dictionary definitions for Hollywood
/ (ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd) /
a NW suburb of Los Angeles, California: centre of the American film industry. Pop: 167 664 (2000)
the American film industry
(as modifier): a Hollywood star
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Cultural definitions for Hollywood
District of Los Angeles.
Notes for Hollywood
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