Definition of Bollywood

1. Noun. The film industry of India.

Generic synonyms: Film Industry, Movie Industry

Definition of Bollywood

1. Proper noun. (informal) The Indian film industry located in Mumbai. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bollywood

Bolivian Sign Language
Bolivian haemorrhagic fever virus
Bolivian marching powder
Bolivian monetary unit
Bolivian slaty antshrike
Bolivian slaty antshrikes
Bolivians
Boll's cells
Bollandism
Bollandist
Bollandists
Bollinger bodies
Bollinger granules
Bollington
Bolly
Bollywood (current term)
Bologna
Bologna sausage
Bolognese
Bolognian
Bolognian phosphorus
Bolognini's symptom
Bolshevik
Bolsheviks
Bolshevism
Bolshevist
Bolshevistic
Bolt
Bolton
Bolton-Broadbent plane

Literary usage of Bollywood

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1904)
"Ex parte Campbell, 74 Cal. 20, 5 Am. St. Rep. 418, 15 Рас. 318; Ex parte Roach, 104 Cal. 272, 37 Рас. 1044; Los Angeles County т. Bollywood Cemetery Asso. ..."

2. Pirates on the High Seas: The United States and Global Intellectual Property by Benedicte Callan (1998)
"... “Bollywood Breaks into the Big Time,” Business Week, September 25, 1995, pp. 122—23. “While piracy is often portrayed as a North-South issue because ..."

3. Adventure Guide by Heather Stimmler-Hall (2004)
"Apparently quite a few, judging by the success of the latest Bollywood-inspired Poona Lounge. Its intimate interior is colorful and cozy, ..."

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