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cityscape

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

painting depicting a city or urban area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: painting, picture

3

noun

Meaning 3

a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English city English landscapebf. English -scape English cityscape From city + -scape.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 城市風光 /城市风光 (chéngshì fēngguāng) — view of a city
  • Finnish: kaupunkimaisema — view of a city
  • Finnish: kaupunkikuva — view of a city
  • German: Stadtlandschaft — view of a city
  • German: Stadtansicht — view of a city
  • Greek: αστικό τοπίο (astikó topío) — view of a city
  • Hungarian: városkép — view of a city
  • Swedish: stadsbild — view of a city