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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStadtsilhouette
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃtat.zi.luˈɛt.ə
"Die nächtliche Stadtsilhouette von Frankfurt ist beeindruckend."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The horizon as defined by a city's tall buildings and structures.
"The illuminated city skyline looked breathtaking at night." - 2
An outline of land or architecture projected against the sky.
"The mountain ridge formed a jagged skyline against the sunset."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in American English in the late 19th century, combining the noun 'sky' (from Old Norse) and 'line' (from Latin 'linea' via Old French). It initially described the horizon where the earth and sky appear to meet, but rapidly evolved to denote the artificial horizon created by a city's tall buildings against the sky.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skyline" is said worldwide
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ligne d'horizon
Transliteration: liɲ dɔʁ.i.zɔ̃
"La ligne d'horizon de la ville est magnifique au coucher du soleil."
Stadtsilhouette
Transliteration: ʃtat.zi.luˈɛt.ə
"Die nächtliche Stadtsilhouette von Frankfurt ist beeindruckend."
profilo urbano
Transliteration: proˈfi.lo urˈba.no
"Il profilo urbano di Milano è dominato da moderni grattacieli."
horizonte
Transliteration: oɾiˈxonte
"El horizonte de la ciudad se ve increíble por la noche."
silhueta urbana
Transliteration: siwˈwɛ.tɐ uɾˈbɐ.nɐ
"A silhueta urbana de São Paulo é repleta de arranha-céus."
क्षितिज रेखा
Transliteration: kshitiJ rekhaa
"रात में शहर की क्षितिज रेखा बहुत सुंदर दिखती है।"
天际线
Transliteration: tiānjìxiàn
"这座城市的夜景天际线令人赞叹。"
스카이라인
Transliteration: seuka-i-ra-in
"서울의 스카이라인은 매우 역동적입니다."
スカイライン
Transliteration: sukairain
"高層ビル群が美しいスカイラインを作り出している。"
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