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Nollywoodnoun
The Nigerian film industry.
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Nollywood
Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood, is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject of several controversies.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Nollywood in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Nollywood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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Ten years ago Nollywood was very different, today we shoot with better cameras... We do things differently.
It exposes African actors to a bigger audience, we have lots of good content in Nollywood, but it doesn't get the credit it deserves.
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