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Nollywood

sobriquet of Nigerian cinema
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Nollywood

Summary

Nollywood is a byname[1]. Nollywood has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Nollywood is in the country of Nigeria[3].
  • Nollywood's instance of is recorded as byname[4].
  • Nollywood's instance of is recorded as movement in cinema[5].
  • Nollywood's instance of is recorded as cinema by country or region[6].
  • Nollywood is a type of entertainment[7].
  • Nollywood's Commons category is recorded as Nollywood[8].
  • 1993 marks the founding of Nollywood[9].
  • Nollywood's described by source is recorded as Q133715986[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include byname[4], movement in cinema[5], and cinema by country or region[6]. Nollywood is a type of entertainment[7].

Origins

1993 marks the founding of Nollywood[9].

Why It Matters

Nollywood has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Nollywood is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4PIwuU
    Instance of → byname, movement in cinema, cinema by country or region
    Country → Nigeria
    Described by source → Q133715986
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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