cityscape

[ sit-ee-skeyp ]
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noun
  1. a view of a city, especially a large urban center: The cityscape is impressive as one approaches New York from the sea.

  2. a picture representing such a view.

  1. the characteristic appearance of a city: She has been documenting changes in the cityscape for 20 years.

Origin of cityscape

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; city + -scape

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British Dictionary definitions for cityscape

cityscape

/ (ˈsɪtɪskeɪp) /


noun
  1. an urban landscape; view of a city

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