Bollywood
noun/ˈbɒliwʊd/
/ˈbɑːliwʊd/
[uncountable]- used to refer to the Hindi film industry, which is mainly based in the Indian city of Mumbai (in the past called Bombay)Topics Film and theatrec1Oxford Collocations DictionaryBollywood is used before these nouns:
- director
- film
- movie
- …
Word Origin1970s: blend of Bombay, a city on the west coast of India (now Mumbai) and Hollywood.Want to learn more?
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