Definition of Landscape

Land´scape
n.1.A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains.
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.
3.The pictorial aspect of a country.
The landscape of his native country had taken hold on his heart.
- Macaulay.
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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