Nollywood
Syllables: Nol·ly·woodUK/ˈnɒ.li.wʊd/US/ˈnɑ.li.wʊd/
Nollywood proper noun: the Nigerian film industry.
Proper noun
Nollywood
- The Nigerian film industry.
- After the film was released, the actor Nkem Owoh became part of the 'Big Five' (ie the five most well-paid actors in Nollywood).2009, Pierre Barrot, Nollywood: The Video Phenomenon in Nigeria, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 23
- Nollywood films are defined by excess, where the borders that frame the images, the sentiments, the characters—the symbolic order and its limits—are violated dramatically and systematically, as in the mannerism of the neobaroque.2013, Kenneth W. Harrow, Trash: African Cinema from Below, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 244
Origin of Nollywood
Blend of Nigeria + Hollywood.
Words that rhyme with Nollywood
Questions about Nollywood
- What does Nollywood mean?
- Nollywood means the Nigerian film industry.
- What part of speech is Nollywood?
- Nollywood is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nollywood?
- Nollywood is pronounced /ˈnɒ.li.wʊd/ (UK).
Words near Nollywood in the dictionary
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