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Lollywood

Syllables: Lol·ly·woodUK/ˈlɒ.li.wʊd/US/ˈlɑ.li.wʊd/

Lollywood proper noun: the cinema industry of Pakistan based in Lahore.

Proper noun

Lollywood

  1. (informal) The cinema industry of Pakistan based in Lahore.
    • During the 1990s, Lollywood further suffered because of the easily available and more resourceful Indian movies, which were now being watched on the cable networks.2006, Iftikhar Haider Malik, Culture and Customs of Pakistan, page 181

Lollywood meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

Lollywood in Hindi

Pakistani film industry
लॉलीवुड lŏlīvuḍ

Lollywood in Marathi

Pakistani film industry
लॉलीवुड lŏlīvuḍ

Lollywood in Urdu

Pakistani film industry
لالیوڈ lālīvuḍ, لالی وڈ lālī vuḍ, لالیووڈ lālīvūḍ, لالی ووڈ lālī vūḍ

Lollywood in Bengali

Pakistani film industry
ললিউড loliuḍ

Origin of Lollywood

Blend of Lahore + Hollywood, possibly originally formed as Urdu لالیوڈ (lālīvuḍ).

Words that rhyme with Lollywood

Questions about Lollywood

What does Lollywood mean?
Lollywood means the cinema industry of Pakistan based in Lahore.
What is Lollywood in Hindi?
Lollywood in Hindi is लॉलीवुड (lŏlīvuḍ). See Lollywood meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Lollywood?
Lollywood is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lollywood?
Lollywood is pronounced /ˈlɒ.li.wʊd/ (UK).

Words near Lollywood in the dictionary

  1. lollypaloozer
  2. lollypaloozers
  3. lollypoop
  4. lollypop
  5. lollypops
  6. Lollywood
  7. lolmao
  8. lolo
  9. Lolo-Burmese
  10. Lolocaust
  11. Lolocausts

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