Ar·ca·di·a 1 (är-k  d - )1. also Ar·ca·dy (är k-d) A region of ancient Greece in the Peloponnesus. Its inhabitants, relatively isolated from the rest of the known civilized world, proverbially lived a simple, pastoral life.2. A city of southern California, a residential suburb of Los Angeles at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. Population: 56,500. |
| Ar·ca·di·a 2 also ar·ca·di·a (är-kd-) n. A region offering rural simplicity and contentment. |
Arcadia [ɑːˈkeɪdɪə]
n
1. (Placename) a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop.: 105 309 (1991). Area: 4367 sq. km (1686 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) (Literature / Poetry) Also called (poetic) Arcady [ˈɑːkədɪ] the traditional idealized rural setting of Greek and Roman bucolic poetry and later in the literature of the Renaissance
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| Noun | 1. |  Arcadia - a department of Greece in the central PeloponneseEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil Arcadian - an inhabitant of Arcadia |
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