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cityscape

American  
[sit-ee-skeyp] / ˈsɪt iˌskeɪp /

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.

  3. the characteristic appearance of a city.

    She has been documenting changes in the cityscape for 20 years.
cityscape British  
/ ˈsɪtɪskeɪp /

noun

  1. an urban landscape; view of a city

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cityscape

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

Example Sentences

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And he took as his signature subject matter the factories and cityscapes of the industrial north, close to Manchester, where he lived for his entire life.

From The Wall Street Journal

The characterful, low-rise cityscape of mustard-coloured French colonial mansions was transformed into another Asian high-rise forest of glass and steel towers.

From BBC

A post on the Disney Parks Blog hints that the new film will also capture various American cityscapes.

From Los Angeles Times

He also signals, with chapters on highway-building, housing and incipient suburbanization, new forces that would radically reshape both the cityscape and patterns of living.

From The Wall Street Journal

The report could offer more insight into the larger safety of other “steel-moment-frame buildings” that dot the Los Angeles cityscape.

From Los Angeles Times

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