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Pollywood

Syllables: Pol·ly·woodUK/ˈpɒ.li.wʊd/US/ˈpɑ.li.wʊd/

Pollywood proper noun: the Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India.

Proper noun (1)

Pollywood

  1. (informal) The Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India.

Proper noun (2)

Pollywood

  1. (informal) The Pashto film industry based in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Origin of Pollywood

Blend of Punjab + Hollywood.

Blend of Peshawar + Hollywood.

Words that rhyme with Pollywood

Questions about Pollywood

What does Pollywood mean?
Pollywood means the Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India.
What part of speech is Pollywood?
Pollywood is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pollywood?
Pollywood is pronounced /ˈpɒ.li.wʊd/ (UK).

Words near Pollywood in the dictionary

  1. pollywigs
  2. pollywog
  3. pollywogged
  4. pollywogging
  5. pollywogs
  6. Pollywood
  7. Polmadie
  8. Polman
  9. Polmont
  10. polnoglasie
  11. polo

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