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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Landscape \Land"scape\, n. [Formerly written also {landskip}.]
[D. landschap; land land + -schap, equiv. to E. -schip; akin
to G. landschaft, Sw. landskap, Dan. landskab. See {Land},
{and} {-schip}.]
1. A portion of land or territory which the eye can
comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it
contains.
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2. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or
fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of
nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare
{seascape}.
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3. The pictorial aspect of a country.
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The landscape of his native country had taken hold
on his heart. --Macaulay.
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{Landscape gardening}, The art of laying out grounds and
arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to
produce a picturesque effect.
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