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movieland

mov·ie·land
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moo-vee-land]
    • /ˈmu viˌlænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [moo-vee-land]
    • /ˈmu viˌlænd/

Definitions of movieland word

  • noun movieland a place where many motion pictures are made, especially Hollywood, California. 1
  • noun movieland the motion-picture industry, especially considered as including the people who work in it, their attitudes, way of life, etc.: Movieland has yet to produce low-budget films that are consistently good. 1
  • noun movieland a place where films are made, for example, Hollywood 0
  • noun movieland the movie or filmmaking industry 0

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Origin of movieland

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; movie + land

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Parts of speech for Movieland

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

movieland popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

movieland usage trend in Literature

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