cityscape

[sit-ee-skeyp]

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

/ ˈsɪtɪskeɪp /

noun

1. an urban landscape; view of a city

Word History and Origins

Origin of cityscape¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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Naidorf’s distinctive approach to architectural design, blending logic with creativity and function with feeling, helped define the Los Angeles cityscape.

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With the vessel’s collision on Earth, the retro-futuristic aesthetic carries over into the sleek cityscape of Prodigy City.

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“And with similar lifestyles, you end up with a similar way of thinking. Much like the cityscape itself, everything becomes flattened and uniform.”

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