Word: Hollywood Part of Speech: name Etymology: The name of the neighbourhood in Los Angeles (proper noun sense 1) was coined by real estate developer H. J. Whitley, from holly + wood. By metonymy, it became the name of the industry, and eventually also a name for decadence. Pronunciation: /ˈhɒ.li.wʊd/, /ˈhɑ.li.wʊd/ 1. A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: An automobile leaving Los Angeles and going westward over the splendid boulevard called "Sunset"—one of the main arteries of travel in the southwest—and a little northerly, will soon arrive at the sea-coast, or, in other words, at the beach resorts of Los Angeles. The district passed over in going to these beaches has been named Hollywood. It is a part of Los Angeles. The community, grown like a mushroom, now holds one hundred thousand souls, ten thousand of which are directly interested in the motion picture business. The main thoroughfare in Hollywood is called Hollywood Boulevard. It is a comparatively short street, branching off from Sunset Boulevard and running thereafter two blocks from Sunset and parallel to it. At the intersection of Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards still stands, though it is about to be obliterated owing to a recent fire, a wooden building, not large and not spacious, labelled with the title, Chester A. Bennett Studios,—a building that has some history attached to it, since it was originally the home of David Wark Griffith's activities, among the earliest in recent Hollywood history. 2. The American motion picture industry, regardless of location. Labels: countable, metonymically, uncountable Example: Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee. Example: Thinly-veiled homophobia – this time in early-2000s Hollywood – made Brokeback Mountain an immense challenge for Ossana and her fellow producer James Schamus. 3. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 4. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 5. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable Example: FLL is located between Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood. 6. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 9. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 10. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 12. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 13. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 14. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 15. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 16. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 17. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 18. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 19. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 20. Other places in the United States: Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. Labels: countable, uncountable 22. A village in Wythall parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0877). Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A barangay of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines. Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A nickname for someone involved with the film industry or celebrity culture. Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A surname Labels: countable, uncountable