cityscape

noun

city·​scape ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp How to pronounce cityscape (audio)
1
: a city viewed as a scene
2
: an artistic representation of a city
3
: an urban environment
a cityscape cluttered with factories

Examples of cityscape in a Sentence

The cityscape is cluttered with factories. a photographer who does mostly cityscapes
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And as with the aforementioned Anaheim digs, guests can view Disneyland from afar as well as the Anaheim cityscape and busy freeway below. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 28 May 2025 Scarpa’s poetic perspective transforms the cityscape into a metaphorical marine creature, which inspired Zennaro to create an edible version. Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Users will be able to layer development proposals over realistic cityscapes, enabling them to see how new buildings would appear in relation to existing structures. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 The site also offers prime sunset views of the Forum, Colosseum and cityscape. Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cityscape

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cityscape was in 1856

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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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