"Kannywood" meaning in English

See Kannywood in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Kano + Hollywood Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Kano|Hollywood}} Blend of Kano + Hollywood Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kannywood
  1. (informal) The Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano. Wikipedia link: Kannywood Tags: informal Related terms: Nollywood
    Sense id: en-Kannywood-en-name-L3XDE7bY Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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