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Arcadia

Pronunciation: /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/

The English word “Arcadia” has 15 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000.
  2. A mountainous region of Ancient Greece, named for Greek mythological hero Arcas; legendary home of the rustic god of nature, Pan.
  3. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois.
  4. Former name of Upperco: an unincorporated community in Baltimore and Carroll, Maryland, United States.
  5. A nature reserve in Northampton, Massachusetts.
  6. An unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina.
  7. An unincorporated community in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
  8. An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
  9. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington.
  13. A community next to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  14. A quarter in Odesa, Ukraine.

noun

  1. An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

Etymology

From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía). Not related to arcade.

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