"Tinseltown" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-au-Tinseltown.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: tinsel + town Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tinsel|town}} tinsel + town Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tinseltown
  1. (slang) A nickname for Hollywood. Tags: slang Categories (place): City nicknames, Places in California, USA, Places in Los Angeles, Places in the United States, City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-ZAboI-Wp Disambiguation of City nicknames: 12 15 4 18 2 4 4 15 14 11 Categories (other): Neighborhoods in California, USA
  2. (slang) A nickname for Hollywood. Tags: slang Categories (place): City nicknames, Places in California, USA, Places in Los Angeles, Places in the United States, City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-fEHnAlkv Disambiguation of City nicknames: 12 15 4 18 2 4 4 15 14 11 Categories (other): Neighborhoods in California, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 3 22 2 8 8 19 17
  3. (slang, by extension) The movie industry, as found in Hollywood, and Greater Los Angeles, CA, US Tags: broadly, slang
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-rp7SfbDM
  4. (slang, by extension) The film industry of the United States of America Tags: broadly, slang Categories (place): City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-XhFPmkCl Disambiguation of City nicknames: 12 15 4 18 2 4 4 15 14 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 3 22 2 8 8 19 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 18 3 26 3 5 5 15 15 2
  5. (slang, by extension) The film industry in general Tags: broadly, slang
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-h7z3PskM
  6. (India, slang) The Bollywood movie industry. Tags: India, slang Categories (topical): Bollywood
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-UVfRVDUB Disambiguation of Bollywood: 4 7 2 15 3 21 14 17 17 1 Categories (other): Indian English
  7. (India, slang) The Tollywood movie industry Tags: India, slang
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-IZIiKGUW Categories (other): Indian English
  8. (India, informal, by restriction) A nickname for Film Nagar. Tags: India, informal Categories (place): City nicknames, Places in Hyderabad, Places in India, Places in Telangana, City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-2D6fEW2D Disambiguation of City nicknames: 12 15 4 18 2 4 4 15 14 11 Categories (other): Indian English, Neighbourhoods in Telangana, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 3 22 2 8 8 19 17
  9. (India, informal, by restriction) A nickname for Film Nagar. Tags: India, informal Categories (place): City nicknames, Places in Hyderabad, Places in India, Places in Telangana, City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-name-pgdWGZf8 Disambiguation of City nicknames: 12 15 4 18 2 4 4 15 14 11 Categories (other): Indian English, Neighbourhoods in Telangana, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 3 22 2 8 8 19 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Tinsel Town, Tinsel-Town

Noun

Audio: En-au-Tinseltown.ogg [Australia] Forms: Tinseltowns [plural]
Etymology: tinsel + town Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tinsel|town}} tinsel + town Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tinseltown (plural Tinseltowns)
  1. A Christmas-themed district of a city, or a Christmas village. Categories (place): City nicknames Synonyms: tinseltown, tinsel town, tinsel-town
    Sense id: en-Tinseltown-en-noun-hgMVFXEG Disambiguation of City nicknames: 12 15 4 18 2 4 4 15 14 11

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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