HOLLYWOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hollywood mean? 

• HOLLYWOOD (noun)
  The noun HOLLYWOOD has 3 senses:

1. the film industry of the United States

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

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

  Familiarity information: HOLLYWOOD used as a noun is uncommon.

• HOLLYWOOD (adjective)
  The adjective HOLLYWOOD has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the film industry in the United States

2. flashy and vulgar

  Familiarity information: HOLLYWOOD used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOLLYWOOD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The film industry of the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Hollywood" is a kind of...):

film industry; movie industry (the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

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

Hypernyms ("Hollywood" is a kind of...):

feel; feeling; flavor; flavour; look; smell; spirit; tone (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city district (a district of a town or city)

• HOLLYWOOD (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the film industry in the United States

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a Hollywood actor

Pertainym:

Hollywood (the film industry of the United States)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Flashy and vulgar

Context example:

Hollywood philandering

Similar:

indecent (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters)