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Definition of "cityscape" [cityscape]

  • An artistic representation, such as a painting or photograph, of a city. (noun)
  • A city or section of a city regarded as a scene: "the vast cityscape of lower Manhattan” ( New Yorker). (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cityscape" in a sentence
  • "The single visible eye in the face appearing behind the cityscape is captivating."
  • "At Uruba, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Chemonges explained how Mogadishu's once highly developed cityscape is providing problems today."
  • "In every age in every successful country, it has been important that at least a small part of the cityscape is not dominated by bankers, developers, chain stores, generic restaurants, and railway terminals."