# die Landschaft

die Landschaft is a German noun meaning “landscape”. Forms: der Landschaft, die Landschaften.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Landschaft
- Plural: die Landschaften

## In other languages

- Русский: ландшафт

## Meanings

1. land as defined by its geographical (and architectural) features
   - Die Landschaft der Tundra ist von Moos, Gras und flachen Sträuchern geprägt. — The landscape of the tundra is dominated by moss, grass, and short shrubs.
2. scenery, land as viewed from a given vantage point
   - Vom Gipfel hat man einen wunderbaren Blick über die Landschaft. — From the mountain top you have a wonderful view of the landscape.
3. a picture, especially a painting, of such a view
   - Sein Spätwerk besteht hauptsächlich aus Landschaften. — His late oeuvre consists mostly of landscapes.
4. _figurative_ a scenario or social constellation with its various features and players
   - die politische Landschaft — the political landscape
5. region, area, territory, chiefly one of historical or cultural (rather than political) relevance
   - Jede deutsche Landschaft hat ihren angestammten Dialekt, auch wenn er mancherorts fast ausgestorben ist. — Every German region has its inherited dialect, even if it has all but died out in some places.
6. _geography_ landscape
   - An der Weinstraße in Baden gibt es schöne Landschaften zu bewundern.

## Examples

- Die Landschaft der Toskana ist wirklich malerisch. — The Tuscan landscape is really picturesque.
- Das warme Licht des Sonnenuntergangs beleuchtet die Landschaft. — The landscape is lit by the sunset's warm light.
- Tom malt oft Landschaften. — Tom often paints landscapes.
- Die Landschaft im Süden ist malerisch. — The landscape in the south is picturesque.
- Das war eine erhabene Landschaft. — That landscape was sublime.

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