Hollywoodland

name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A housing development in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; its large advertising sign later became a symbol for both the Hollywood district and its film industry.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Hollywood. historical

    "Here, I am in the heart of Hollywood, but the folks living in Hollywoodland are just like the ones in the small towns back home in North Dakota."

  3. 3
    The silent-film era of Hollywood. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms
hollywood

Example

More examples

"Here, I am in the heart of Hollywood, but the folks living in Hollywoodland are just like the ones in the small towns back home in North Dakota."

Etymology

From the original word on the Hollywood Sign (from 1923 until 1949). By surface analysis, holly + wood + land.

More for "hollywoodland"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.