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cinema

/sˈɪnʌmʌ/noun3 syllables

Cinema means: a theater where films are shown.

Synonyms for cinema6

noun, as in a theater where films are shown

movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace

noun, as in a medium that disseminates moving pictures

film, celluloid

What does cinema mean?2

noun

1

a theater where films are shown

2

a medium that disseminates moving pictures“theater pieces transferred to celluloid”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cinema in a sentence

  • Tonight, there's a good movie at the cinema.AlanF_US
  • Speaking of films, why not go to the cinema tonight?MTC
  • Excuse me, sir, could you tell me where the cinema is located?PERCE_NEIGE
  • When you were at the cinema, we were down the pub.sundown
  • Which would you rather do, go to the cinema or stay at home?sundown
  • We went to a pizzeria, whereas they went to the cinema.sundown
  • If you don't go to the cinema, what will you do instead?sundown
  • If you're not going to the cinema, what are you doing instead?sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cinema

as a noun

plural
cinemas