Hollywoodland

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Hollywoodland

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From the original word on the Hollywood Sign (from 1923 until 1949). By surface analysis, holly + wood + land.

proper noun

A housing development in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; its large advertising sign later became a symbol for both the Hollywood district and its film industry.
historical Synonym of Hollywood. Here, I am in the heart of Hollywood, but the folks living in Hollywoodland are just like the ones in the small towns back home in North Dakota.
Similar: Hollywood
historical The silent-film era of Hollywood.

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@misc{hollywoodland_2026,
  title = {Hollywoodland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hollywoodland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}