cinema

1. A movie theatre, a movie house. (countable) · The cinema is right across the street from the restaurant.
2. Films collectively. (uncountable) · Despite the critics, he produced excellent cinema.
3. The film and movie industry. (uncountable) · In the long history of Spanish cinema[…].
4. The art of making films and movies; cinematography. (countable, uncountable) · Throughout the history of cinema, filmmakers[…].
5. A sophisticated or exemplary film, representative of the art of cinema. (uncountable)
6. Any media or event that is exemplary. (countable, uncountable) · That game was absolute cinema.

Plural cinemas