landscape

SayLAND-skaypUS/ˈlæn(d)skeɪp/UK/ˈlan(d)skeɪp/

9 meanings of landscape

1
nouncountable or uncountable
The stretch of land you can see all at once from one spot.
Like everything you can fit into one photo taken from a high place.
From the hilltop, the whole landscape spread out below us.
She loved the green landscape of rolling fields and distant hills.
Similarview, panorama, vista, scenery, scene
2
nouncountable or uncountable
An area of land known by its shape and by its natural and built features.
The rocky landscape made building roads very hard.
Glaciers shaped the landscape over thousands of years.
Similarterrain, topography, scenery
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3
nounfigurativelycountable or uncountable
The general state of things in some area of life at a certain time.
Like a snapshot of how things stand right now.
The political landscape changed after the election.
New apps have changed the whole business landscape.
Similarenvironment, scene, climate, terrain
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4
noununcountable
A page layout that is wider than it is tall.
Like a TV screen: wider than it is tall.
Turn your phone sideways to view the photo in landscape.
She printed the spreadsheet in landscape so all the columns would fit.
Oppositeportrait
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5
verbtransitive
To shape and care for an area of ground by adding plants, paths, and other features.
Like decorating a room, but outside and with plants and paths.
They plan to landscape the backyard with flowers and a stone path.
The city paid a crew to landscape the new park.
6
nouncountable or uncountable
A painting or drawing that shows natural scenery like fields, hills, or the sea.
Like a window on your wall that shows a view of the countryside.
She hung a peaceful landscape above the fireplace.
The museum displayed landscapes by famous Dutch artists.
7
nouncountable or uncountable
Any space, inside or outside and natural or built, that is shaped for a purpose.
Like a garden that someone planned on purpose.
The architect designed an indoor landscape full of plants and water features.
The rooftop became a calm green landscape for office workers.
Similarenvironment, setting
8
nouncountable or uncountable
The way a country looks, taken as one whole scene.
Ireland's green landscape draws visitors from around the world.
Travelers admired the desert landscape stretching to the horizon.
Similarscenery, countryside, terrain
9
nouncountable or uncountable
The social side of an area: how people live and relate there.
The study looked at the social landscape of the old mining town.
Immigration reshaped the cultural landscape of the neighborhood.
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Origin

It comes from an old English word meaning region or tract of land, later reshaped under the influence of the Dutch word 'landschap' meaning region or landscape.