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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Art is a big part of the hotel’s decor, too, from Kenny Nguyen’s silk installations in the west lobby and Alina Birkner’s paintings in the lobby bar to Miami artist Jessy Nite’s handwoven cityscapes dot the townhouses’ walls. Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025 Bonsai trees, marble tables and paintings of Japanese cityscapes fill the room. Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025 People can enjoy beautiful cityscape for free. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025 More recently, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour involved 70,000 wristbands pulsing in unison, and stage sets transforming from slithering snakes to whimsical fairy-tale forests to cinematic cityscapes. Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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