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Hollywoodian en · ADJ
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English Hollywood
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Hollywoodian
From Hollywood + -ian.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to Hollywood.
The novel's less accessible aspects were ignored by the Hollywoodian money machine.
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Hollywoodesque · Hollywoodish
Hollywoodian en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Hollywood
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Hollywoodian
From Hollywood + -ian.
Meanings
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Someone who works in the film industry in Hollywood.
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A native or inhabitant of Hollywood, Los Angeles.
“Is it any wonder that so little first-rate art has ever come out of Southern California?” he said to Harry. “Of all the smugness! The contempt for austerity! Hollywoodians will tell you that their town is the most cosmopolitan in America. But what do they mean by cosmopolitan? […]”
1932, Myron Brinig, This Man is My Brother, New York, NY: Farrar & Rinehart, page 147:Remember that massive half-built Target that's been taunting Hollywoodians? Two years after a judge ordered the ginormous project to come to a screeching halt, the mass retailer finally (and expectedly) has the green light to hammer away again, the LA Times reports.
2016 May 5, Danielle Directo-Meston, “Hollywood's Three-Story Target Will Finally Emerge From Construction Limbo”, in Racked:
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Synonyms
Hollywooder · Hollywoodite