H'wood

Proper noun

Hollywood (countable and uncountable, plural Hollywoods)

1. A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry.
   • An automobile leaving Los Angeles and going westward over the splendid boulevard called "Sunset"—one of the main arteries of travel in the southwest—and a little northerly, will soon arrive at the sea-coast, or, in other words, at the beach resorts of Los Angeles. The district passed over in going...1924, Marilynn Conners, “That Fascinating Hollywood”, in What Chance Have I in Hollywood? Intimate Information Concerning the Movie Capital of the World, Famous Authors Imprint, page 15

   Synonyms:

   Hollywoodland

2. (metonymically) The American motion picture industry, regardless of location.
   • Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort...2013 June 29, “Travels and travails”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2023, page 55

   Synonyms:

   Hollywoodland

3. A town in Jackson County, Alabama.
4. A neighborhood and historic district in Homewood, Jefferson County, Alabama.
5. A city in Broward County, Florida.
   • FLL is located between Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood.2020 January 7, Rebecca Wallwork, “Which South Florida airport should I fly into?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026
6. An unincorporated community in Habersham County, Georgia.

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