Hollywood

Hollywood
I. noun Etymology: Hollywood, district of Los Angeles, Calif. Date: 1923 the American motion-picture industry • Hollywoodish adjective II. adjective Date: 1928 1. of or characteristic of people in the American motion-picture industry <
the Hollywood lifestyle
> 2. of or characteristic of a Hollywood film <
a story with a Hollywood happy ending
> III. geographical name 1. section of Los Angeles, California NW of the downtown district 2. city SE Florida N of Miami population 139,357

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  • Hollywood — Hollywood …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • HOLLYWOOD — est un symbole. «La Mecque du cinéma» selon Cendrars; elle fut le centre de la production cinématographique pendant plus d’un demi siècle. La fondation du cinéma américain à Hollywood ne fut, au départ, qu’un épisode de la guerre des brevets;… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hollywood — Hollywood, AL U.S. town in Alabama Population (2000): 950 Housing Units (2000): 404 Land area (2000): 8.911862 sq. miles (23.081615 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.014956 sq. miles (0.038737 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.926818 sq. miles (23.120352… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hollywood A Go-Go — Format Music, variety Directed by Joe Agnello Starring Sam Riddle Country of origin …   Wikipedia

  • Hollywood — (Батуми,Грузия) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: Georgian Unker Street 4, 6100 Б …   Каталог отелей

  • Hollywood — es un barrio de Los Ángeles y su nombre se asocia con la sede de la industria del cine estadounidense. Hollywood fue fundado en 1857. Aunque, según la leyenda, el nombre procede de las palabras inglesas holy (sagrado) y wood (bosque, en este caso …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Hollywood, AL — U.S. town in Alabama Population (2000): 950 Housing Units (2000): 404 Land area (2000): 8.911862 sq. miles (23.081615 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.014956 sq. miles (0.038737 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.926818 sq. miles (23.120352 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hollywood, FL — U.S. city in Florida Population (2000): 139357 Housing Units (2000): 68426 Land area (2000): 27.340004 sq. miles (70.810283 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.455578 sq. miles (8.949905 sq. km) Total area (2000): 30.795582 sq. miles (79.760188 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hollywood, SC — U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 3946 Housing Units (2000): 1516 Land area (2000): 20.048194 sq. miles (51.924583 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.179916 sq. miles (3.055969 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.228110 sq. miles (54.980552 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hollywood PQ — était une parodie de Talk Show américain présentée sur les ondes de la chaîne MusiquePlus au Québec de 1999 à 2002. Alain Simard, alias Alan C. Moore, qui avait déjà concocté l émission Parodies sur terre, signait les textes, la réalisation et le …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hollywood — region near Los Angeles, named for the ranch that once stood there, which was named by Deida Wilcox, wife of Horace H. Wilcox, Kansas City real estate man, when they moved there in 1886. They began selling off building lots in 1891 and the… …   Etymology dictionary

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