Bollywood

• B'wood

Blend of Bombay +‎ Hollywood.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒ.li.wʊd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.li.wʊd/

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• Hyphenation: Bol‧ly‧wood
• Rhymes: -ɒliwʊd

Bollywood

1. (India) The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.
   • 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes‎^[1], page 302:

     Bollywood is also very commonly known as both tinsel town and B-town, neither of which is listed in the dictionaries.

2. (abroad, by extension) The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.
   • 2025 April 7, Rhea Mogul, “Pakistani star’s Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Fawad Khan, an actor, singer and producer with a huge following in India, announced his Bollywood comeback last week, sending fans into a frenzy, 18 months after an Indian court effectively ruled that a de facto industry ban on Pakistani talent imposed in 2016 was illegal.

• (Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry) Urduwood (online slang, derogatory)

• For a complete list of Hollywood, Kollywood, Nollywood, and similar, see Category:en:Film industries.

From English Bollywood, from Bombay +‎ Hollywood.

Bollywood

1. Bollywood; the Hindi film industry located in Mumbai, India

From English Bollywood, from Blend of Bombay +‎ Hollywood.

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Bollywood ?

1. Bollywood; Bollywood

Unadapted borrowing from English Bollywood.

Bollywood ?

1. Bollywood (Hindi film industry)

Bollywood m

1. Bollywood (Hindi film industry)