Bollywood
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Bollywood
- /ˈbɒ.li.wʊd/ UK
- /ˈbɑ.li.wʊd/ US
Rhymes with -ɒliwʊd
proper noun B'wood
- The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai. Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries.
- The cinema of India in general, no matter the region. Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.
Similar: Urduwood
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alanis, filmi, tollywood, urduwood, filmi geet, masala film, bong, bambaiyya, sandalwood, lavani, bombay blood, cow belt, basti, bhangra, baithak, bhangi
proper noun
Similar: Urduwood
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Talk about this word "Bollywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bollywood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bollywood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bollywood "Bollywood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bollywood.Cite this
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title = {Bollywood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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