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Tollywood

UK/ˈtɒ.li.wʊd/US/ˈtɑ.li.wʊd/

Tollywood proper noun: the Telugu film industry located in Hyderabad, India.

Proper noun (1)

Tollywood

  1. (informal) The Telugu film industry located in Hyderabad, India.
  2. (India, informal) Nickname for Film Nagar: a district of Hyderabad, India.

Proper noun (2)

Tollywood

  1. (informal) The Bengali film industry located in Tollygunge, Kolkata, India.

Origin of Tollywood

Blend of Telugu + Hollywood.

Blend of Tollygunge + Hollywood.

Words that rhyme with Tollywood

Questions about Tollywood

What does Tollywood mean?
Tollywood means the Telugu film industry located in Hyderabad, India.
What part of speech is Tollywood?
Tollywood is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tollywood?
Tollywood is pronounced /ˈtɒ.li.wʊd/ (UK).

Words near Tollywood in the dictionary

  1. tollways
  2. tollwoman
  3. tollwomen
  4. Tolly
  5. Tollygunge
  6. Tollywood
  7. Tolman
  8. Tolmans
  9. Tolmans Hill
  10. Tolme
  11. tolmen

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