cityscape

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noun

The view of the buildings of a city, usually referring to a pictured landscape.

OriginEnglish landscapebf. ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet →
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Meanings

nouncityscape (plural cityscapes)

plural cityscapes

  1. The view of the buildings of a city, usually referring to a pictured landscape.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  2. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  3. Latinceivis
  4. Latinceivitās
  5. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  6. Old Frenchcitet
  7. Middle Englishcite
  8. Englishcity
  9. Englishlandscapebf.
  10. Englishcityscape

From city + -scape.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 城市風光 /城市风光
  • 城市風光 /城市风光 (chéngshì fēngguāng)view of a city
Finnish kaupunkimaisema, kaupunkikuva
  • kaupunkimaisemaview of a city
  • kaupunkikuvaview of a city
German Stadtlandschaft, Stadtansicht
  • Stadtlandschaftview of a city
  • Stadtansichtview of a city
Greek αστικό τοπίο
  • αστικό τοπίο (astikó topío)view of a city
Hungarian városkép
  • városképview of a city
Swedish stadsbild
  • stadsbildview of a city
Cite this entry
APA

cityscape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityscape

MLA

“cityscape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityscape. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cityscape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityscape.

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