Kannywood

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proper noun

The Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalThe Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano.

    Slim must have thought I’d be cool with the comparison to the most famous Kannywood actor.

    2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 238

Origin

Blend of Kano + Hollywood.

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Cite this entry
APA

Kannywood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kannywood

MLA

“Kannywood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kannywood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kannywood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kannywood.

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