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cit⋅y⋅scape

[sit-ee-skeyp]
–noun
1. a view of a city, esp. a large urban center: The cityscape is impressive as one approaches New York from the sea.
2. a picture representing such a view.
3. the characteristic appearance of a city: She has been documenting changes in the cityscape for 20 years.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; city + -scape
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cit·y·scape   (sĭt'ē-skāp')   
n.  
  1. An artistic representation, such as a painting or photograph, of a city.

  2. A city or section of a city regarded as a scene: "the vast cityscape of lower Manhattan" (New Yorker).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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CityScape company
A re-seller of Internet connections to the PIPEX backbone.
E-Mail: .
Address: CityScape Internet Services, 59 Wycliffe Rd., Cambridge, CB1 3JE, England. Telephone: +44 (1223) 566 950.
(1994-11-08)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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