Hollywoodland

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proper noun

A housing development in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; its large advertising sign later became a symbol for both the Hollywood district and its film industry.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. originallyA housing development in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; its large advertising sign later became a symbol for both the Hollywood district and its film industry.
  2. historicalSynonym of Hollywood.

    Here, I am in the heart of Hollywood, but the folks living in Hollywoodland are just like the ones in the small towns back home in North Dakota.

    1939, Modern Pharmacy, Parke, Davis and Company

    Synonyms: Hollywood

  3. historicalThe silent-film era of Hollywood.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Hollywood.

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Origin

From the original word on the Hollywood Sign (from 1923 until 1949). By surface analysis, holly + wood + land.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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