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Kannywood

Kannywood proper noun: the Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano.

Proper noun

Kannywood

  1. (informal) The Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano.
    • Slim must have thought I’d be cool with the comparison to the most famous Kannywood actor.2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 238

Origin of Kannywood

Blend of Kano + Hollywood.

Questions about Kannywood

What does Kannywood mean?
Kannywood means the Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano.
What part of speech is Kannywood?
Kannywood is a proper noun.

Words near Kannywood in the dictionary

  1. Kannos
  2. Kanns
  3. Kannstatt
  4. Kannur
  5. kanny
  6. Kannywood
  7. kano
  8. Kanode
  9. Kanodes
  10. kanoite
  11. Kanoj

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