US usually movie theater, ANZ usually movie theatre [noun] [C] - a theatre where people pay to watch filmsThe town no longer has a cinema.a cinema ticket/seat(esp. UK) We go to the cinema (US, ANZ also go to the movies) (= go to watch a film) every week.(esp. UK) He was well known for his work in the cinema (US and ANZ usually the movies) (= in films/film-making).
CINEMA
Meaning of CINEMA in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012