Definition of Cinema

Noun: cinema si-nu-mu [N. Amer], 'si-nu,maa or si-nu-mu [Brit]

A theatre where films are shown
- movie theater [US], movie theatre [N. Amer], movie house [N. Amer], picture palace [US], pictures [Brit], picture house [Brit], flicks [Brit]
A medium that disseminates moving pictures
"this story would be good cinema";
- film, celluloid

A movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director