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Poverty Row

Poverty Row proper noun: the small and mostly short-lived B-movie studios in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s, many of them near what is now Gower Street.

Proper noun

Poverty Row

  1. (historical, slang) The small and mostly short-lived B-movie studios in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s, many of them near what is now Gower Street.

Questions about Poverty Row

What does Poverty Row mean?
Poverty Row means the small and mostly short-lived B-movie studios in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s, many of them near what is now Gower Street.
What part of speech is Poverty Row?
Poverty Row is a proper noun.

Words near Poverty Row in the dictionary

  1. poverty lines
  2. poverty of the stimulus
  3. poverty poker
  4. poverty porn
  5. Poverty premium
  6. Poverty Row
  7. poverty trap
  8. poverty traps
  9. poverty-ridden
  10. poverty-stricken
  11. poverty-struck

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