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Tinseltown.

Nickname for Hollywood: a district of Los Angeles, California, United States.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtɪn.səlˌtaʊn/
  1. Nickname for Hollywood: a district of Los Angeles, California, United States.

    slang
  2. The movie industry, as found in Hollywood, and Greater Los Angeles, CA, US.

    broadly · slang
  3. The film industry of the United States of America.

    broadly · slang
  4. The film industry in general.

    broadly · slang
  5. The Bollywood movie industry.

    India · slang
  6. The Tollywood movie industry.

    India · slang
  7. Nickname for Film Nagar: a neighbourhood of Hyderabad, India.

    India · informal
Where this word comes from

From tinsel + town.

noun/ˈtɪn.səlˌtaʊn/
  1. A Christmas-themed district of a city, or a Christmas village.

Where this word comes from

From tinsel + town.

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