This article is about the colloquial term for Nigerian cinema. For further information on the Nigerian film industry, see Cinema of Nigeria. For other uses, see Nollywood (disambiguation).
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Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood, is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry.[1] The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times.[2][3] Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject of several controversies.
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