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词汇 Nollywood
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Definition of Nollywood in English:

Nollywood

nounˈnɒlɪwʊdˈnɑlɪwʊd
  • A name for the Nigerian popular film industry, based in Lagos.

    he's an up-and-coming actor in Nigeria's prolific film industry, Nollywood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Shot using digital video rather than film, Nollywood's products look like home movies.
    • Move over Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood.
    • Welcome to Nollywood, Nigeria's equivalent of Hollywood and India's Bollywood.
    • His is perhaps the most recognizable face in Nollywood, as he has appeared in more than 150 films.
    • Nollywood is an example of Nigeria living up to its potential role as the leader of Africa.
    • With the development of Nollywood, we're beginning to see a resurgence of movie going culture, some sort of a renaissance for the movie industry.
    • Up to 200 movies are made in Nollywood each month, dealing in topics ranging from crime to politics, to infidelity and everything in between.
    • They are the products of Nollywood, as the Nigerian film industry is affectionately known.
    • So Nollywood burns bright and threatens to use up all the oxygen that the Ghanaians and others across Africa need to sustain their own film cultures.
    • But experts here admit if Nollywood continues to grow at its present rate, it may one day rival and even outstrip both Bollywood and Hollywood.
    • Unlike Hollywood and Bollywood, Nollywood movies are mostly low-budget, easy to make, and for the most part made for home entertainment.
    • Tonight Special Assignment takes you on a journey to the fascinating and sometimes bizarre world of Nollywood—Nigeria's film industry.
    • Hollywood is a monolith; Nollywood has tendencies in that direction.
    • Which brings us to Nollywood's version of the Oscars: The African Movie Awards, and Hollywood seems to be paying attention.
    • The basic difference between Hollywood and Nollywood is basically financing.
    • And as long as there is a plot or a storyline, there is sure to be a movie being made about it in Nollywood.
    • During the past 15 years, Nollywood has become the third-largest movie industry, behind Hollywood and Bollywood.
    • The movie that best exemplifies Nollywood in spirit and style is yet to come.
    • The explosive development of the film and video culture in Nigeria—also known as Nollywood—found no echo at the Fespaco.
    • The pay isn't up too much, the work is pretty grueling, but if you're an actor, Nollywood is the place to be.

Origin

Early 21st century: blend of Nigeria and Hollywood, on the pattern of Bollywood.

Definition of Nollywood in US English:

Nollywood

nounˈnɑlɪwʊdˈnäliwo͝od
  • The Nigerian movie industry, based in Lagos.

    he's an up-and-coming actor in Nigeria's prolific film industry, Nollywood
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tonight Special Assignment takes you on a journey to the fascinating and sometimes bizarre world of Nollywood—Nigeria's film industry.
    • The pay isn't up too much, the work is pretty grueling, but if you're an actor, Nollywood is the place to be.
    • But experts here admit if Nollywood continues to grow at its present rate, it may one day rival and even outstrip both Bollywood and Hollywood.
    • During the past 15 years, Nollywood has become the third-largest movie industry, behind Hollywood and Bollywood.
    • Welcome to Nollywood, Nigeria's equivalent of Hollywood and India's Bollywood.
    • The explosive development of the film and video culture in Nigeria—also known as Nollywood—found no echo at the Fespaco.
    • Shot using digital video rather than film, Nollywood's products look like home movies.
    • His is perhaps the most recognizable face in Nollywood, as he has appeared in more than 150 films.
    • And as long as there is a plot or a storyline, there is sure to be a movie being made about it in Nollywood.
    • Move over Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood.
    • The basic difference between Hollywood and Nollywood is basically financing.
    • With the development of Nollywood, we're beginning to see a resurgence of movie going culture, some sort of a renaissance for the movie industry.
    • Unlike Hollywood and Bollywood, Nollywood movies are mostly low-budget, easy to make, and for the most part made for home entertainment.
    • The movie that best exemplifies Nollywood in spirit and style is yet to come.
    • They are the products of Nollywood, as the Nigerian film industry is affectionately known.
    • Hollywood is a monolith; Nollywood has tendencies in that direction.
    • So Nollywood burns bright and threatens to use up all the oxygen that the Ghanaians and others across Africa need to sustain their own film cultures.
    • Nollywood is an example of Nigeria living up to its potential role as the leader of Africa.
    • Which brings us to Nollywood's version of the Oscars: The African Movie Awards, and Hollywood seems to be paying attention.
    • Up to 200 movies are made in Nollywood each month, dealing in topics ranging from crime to politics, to infidelity and everything in between.

Origin

Early 21st century: blend of Nigeria and Hollywood, on the pattern of Bollywood.

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