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screenland

screenland noun: the industry of films and filmmaking.

Noun

screenland (uncountable)

  1. The industry of films and filmmaking.
    • Paul's arrival in Hollywood coincided with an increase in public awareness that all wasn't perfect in screenland. In Hollywood, most early-1920s problems were drug-related.2009, E. J. Fleming, Paul Bern, page 53
    Synonyms:
    filmland, movieland
  2. Cyberspace, as accessed through a computer screen.
    • At times, different symbolic modes were intertwined. Labbo used the metaphor of "screenland" to describe the context of the children's actions with the computer. She identified three different stances: playing in screenland, art in screenland, and writing in screenland.2000, Maureen Patricia Carroll, Whitecaps on the Keyboard, page 20

Synonyms of screenland

Origin of screenland

From screen + -land.

Questions about screenland

What does screenland mean?
Screenland means the industry of films and filmmaking.
What part of speech is screenland?
Screenland is a noun.

Words near screenland in the dictionary

  1. screening room
  2. screening rooms
  3. screening smoke
  4. screening smokes
  5. screenings
  6. screenland
  7. screenless
  8. screenlessness
  9. screenlet
  10. screenlets
  11. screenlife

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