Definitions for Hollywood
ˈhɒl iˌwʊdHol·ly·wood

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Hollywood(noun)

   the film industry of the United States

2. Hollywood(noun)

   a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry

   "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood"

3. Hollywood(adj)

   a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry

4. Hollywood(adj)

   of or relating to the film industry in the United States

   "a Hollywood actor"

5. Hollywood(adj)

   flashy and vulgar

   "young white women dressed Hollywood style"; "Hollywood philandering"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Hollywood(ProperNoun)

   An area of Los Angeles, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.

2. Hollywood(ProperNoun)

   The American motion picture industry, regardless of location.

Freebase(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hollywood

   Hollywood is a highly diverse, densely populated, mostly immigrant, low-income residential neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California, as well as a commercial area and a name used to represent the motion picture industry of the United States. Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It merged with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a motion picture industry began to emerge, eventually becoming dominant in the world. Buildings, roadways and a public transportation system have transformed the neighborhood. Hollywood has two high schools and a score of other schools and well as a host of tourist attractions.

Editors Contribution(4.13 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hollywood

   holly = tree aka holly tree wood = part of holly tree Magicians wands are made from holly tree.

   Look for a holly tree near xmas time to get holly berries and leaves for a wreath and limbs to make a holly (holy0? wood (wand). Magic, occult, satanists and whatever else you you can research.

   Submitted by anonymous on July 24, 2019  

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1. hollywood

   Song lyrics by hollywood -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hollywood on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce Hollywood?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Hollywood in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hollywood in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Hollywood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Hollywood in a Sentence

1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   Ausgezeichneten Unterricht auf situative Führung in einem Hollywood-Film "Twelve O'Clock High" von 1949 angeboten, mit Gregory Peck. Inm diesem Film, ein tough-minded allgemein (Gregory Peck) übernimmt eine Bombereinheit mit niedriger Moral, und wandelt diese Einheit in eine Star-Team mit herausragenden Leistung. Ich lernte viel über Führung aus diesem Film - lange vor meiner MBA-Studiengang zum Thema Führung. Sie sehen, wie ein wahrer Führer schreitet die Anhänger über ihre normalen Grenzen, im Laufe ihres Verbandes, indem zunächst erzählen, dann verkaufen, gefolgt von der Zusammenarbeit, und schließlich die Übertragung der Aufgaben. Ein wahrer Führer schafft und pflegt viele Next-Generation-Führer; Die Lektion, die ich gelernt und immer erfolgreich als engagierter Führer gefolgt. Dank 'Twelve O'Clock High' für eine solche wunderbare Lektionen in Führung.

2. Lauren Bacall:

   In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity.

3. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   La vida puede estar llena de tantos giros inesperados y vueltas que nunca encontrarás en ningún parcelas de películas de Hollywood o Broadway. No es de extrañar! después de todo, esas películas y obras de teatro son escritos por escritores profesionales de la historia, Mientras que su historia de vida está escrita por el poder supremo, y ni los guionistas de Hollywood que ni dramaturgos de broadway nunca pueden igualar su creatividad.

4. West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey Horvath:

   We’re so honored and happy to have them in West Hollywood, we’ve long been a community committed to equal rights for all people, and advancing and protecting the rights especially of our LGBT community.

5. Joseph Strickland:

   I know there is a distinction between Black filmmakers and White filmmakers by Hollywood and by America as a whole. Black filmmakers have different obstacles, different markets, different expectations, different industry standards in expectations.

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