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landscape

/ˈlændsˌkeɪp/LAND-skayp
/ˈlændsˌkeɪp/LAND-skayp

Meaningland-ship, the lie of the land

Common meaning: a view of open country

Journey through time

  1. Dutchlandschap‘a stretch of country’source
  2. Early English spellinglandskipsource
  3. Englishlandscape‘a view of open country’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch landschap ‘land-ship, the lie of the land’.

Roots

  • landschap Dutch “land-ship, the lie of the land”

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