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show business
n.
The entertainment industry.
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show business
n
(Theatre) the entertainment industry, including theatre, films, television, and radio. Informal term: show biz
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show′ busi`ness
n.
the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
[1925–30]
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| Noun | 1. |  show business - those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theaterindustry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" film industry, movie industry - the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies |
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Translations
zábavní průmysl
showbusiness
viihdeala
šoubiznis
ショービジネス
쇼 비즈니스
nöjesbranschen
ธุรกิจการบันเทิง
ngành kinh doanh giải trí
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show business
→ عَالِمُ الِاسْتِعْراض zábavní průmysl showbusiness Showgeschäft βιομηχανία θεάματος mundo del espectáculo viihdeala industrie du spectacle šoubiznis industria dello spettacolo ショービジネス 쇼 비즈니스 showbusiness underholdningsbransje show-biznes mundo do espetáculo индустрия развлечений nöjesbranschen ธุรกิจการบันเทิง eğlence sektörü ngành kinh doanh giải trí 演艺界Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009