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Bollywood

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

EspañolBollywood
FrançaisBollywood
DeutschBollywood
11 more languages
العربيةبُولِيوُود
বাংলাবলিউড
ΕλληνικάΜπόλιγουντ
فارسیبالیوود
हिन्दीबॉलीवुड
ItalianoBollywood
한국어볼리우드
PortuguêsBollywood
РусскийБолливуд

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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