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cityscape

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noun

a view of a city, especially a large urban center.
The cityscape is impressive as one approaches New York from the sea.
a picture representing such a view.
the characteristic appearance of a city.
She has been documenting changes in the cityscape for 20 years.

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An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; city + -scape

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A fight scene on a rooftop is now one small part of a giant cityscape.

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Entire sections are still jagged cityscapes of grey rubble and gaping ruins.

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Graffiti has been a central part of Los Angeles for generations, an omnipresent part of the cityscape that has endured many attempts to stamp it out.

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Why not counter the starkness of the cityscape with color and fragrance unique to our region?

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The painting depicts a cityscape that brings together imagery from Escoto’s artistic world of dysfunction.

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