I. land ‧ scape 1 W3 /ˈlændskeɪp/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Dutch ; Origin: landschap , from land 'land' + -schap '-ship' ]
1 . [countable] an area of countryside or land of a particular type, used especially when talking about its appearance:
the beauty of the New England landscape
rural/industrial/urban etc landscape
2 .
[countable] a picture showing an area of countryside or land:
English landscape artists
3 . the political/social landscape the general situation in which a particular activity takes place:
Recent electoral shocks have shaken the European political landscape.
4 . [uncountable] a way of printing a document in which the long sides are horizontal and the short sides are vertical ⇨ portrait
⇨ a blot on the landscape at ↑ blot 2 (2)
II. landscape 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive often passive]
to make a park, garden etc look attractive and interesting by changing its design, and by planting trees and bushes etc:
The area around the mill pond has also been landscaped.
—landscaping noun [uncountable]