Meanings
nounshowbusiness (uncountable)
alternative show business · alternative clipping showbiz
- uncountableThe entertainment industry.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 娛樂圈 /娱乐圈, 演藝圈 /演艺圈
- 娛樂圈 /娱乐圈 (yúlèquān)entertainment industry
- 演藝圈 /演艺圈 (yǎnyìquān)entertainment industry
- 演藝界 /演艺界 (yǎnyìjiè)entertainment industry
- 娛樂界 /娱乐界 (yúlèjiè)entertainment industry
Czech showbyznys
- showbyznysentertainment industry
Dutch showbusiness, showbizz
- showbusinessentertainment industry
- showbizzentertainment industry
Finnish viihdeala
- viihdealaentertainment industry
French industrie du spectacle, industrie du divertissement
- industrie du spectacleentertainment industry
- industrie du divertissemententertainment industry
- show businessentertainment industry
- show-bizentertainment industry
- peopleentertainment industry
German Showbusiness
- Showbusinessentertainment industry
Italian industria dell'intrattenimento, industria dello spettacolo
- industria dell'intrattenimentoentertainment industry
- industria dello spettacoloentertainment industry
Japanese ショービジネス
- ショービジネス (shōbijinesu)entertainment industry
Malay dunia hiburan
- dunia hiburanentertainment industry
Norwegian Bokmål underholdningsbransjen, underholdningsindustri
- underholdningsbransjenentertainment industry
- underholdningsindustrientertainment industry
Polish show-biznes
- show-biznesentertainment industry
Portuguese showbusiness, show business
- showbusinessentertainment industry
- show businessentertainment industry
- showbizentertainment industry
- show bizentertainment industry
- show-bizentertainment industry
- showbizzentertainment industry
Russian шоу-би́знес, инду́стрия развлече́ний
- шоу-би́знес (šou-bíznɛs)entertainment industry
- инду́стрия развлече́ний (indústrija razvlečénij)entertainment industry
Slovak šoubiznis
- šoubiznisentertainment industry
Spanish show business
- show businessentertainment industry
Vietnamese giới giải trí, showbiz
- giới giải tríentertainment industry
- showbizentertainment industry
Cite this entry
APA
showbusiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showbusiness
MLA
“showbusiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showbusiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showbusiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showbusiness.
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