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Meaning of Bollywood | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbɒ.li.wʊd

Definitions

  1. The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai.
  2. The cinema of India in general, no matter the region.

Equivalents

العربية بُولِيوُود
বাংলা বলিউড
Deutsch Bollywood
Ελληνικά Μπόλιγουντ
Español Bollywood
فارسی بالیوود
Français Bollywood
हिन्दी बॉलीवुड
Italiano Bollywood
日本語 ボリウッド
한국어 볼리우드
Português Bollywood
Русский Болливуд
اردو بالی وڈ

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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