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Hollywood

Syllabification: (Hol·ly·wood)
Pronunciation: /ˈhälēˌwo͝od/
Definition of Hollywood
  • 1a district in Los Angeles, the principal center of the US movie industry.
  • the US movie industry and the lifestyles of the people associated with it:he was never seduced by the glitz and money of Hollywood
  • 2a resort city in southeastern Florida, north of Miami, on the Atlantic Ocean; population 141,740 (est. 2008).

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