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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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 21 Oct. 2025.

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