Meaning of ARCADIA
| Pronunciation: | | âr'keydeeu
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[n] a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese |
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ARCADIA is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | Arcadian, Ellas, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, Greece, Hellenic Republic | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar*ca"di*a\, n. [L. Arcadia, Gr. ?.]
1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the
heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished
for contentment and rural happiness.
2. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and
untroubled quiet.
Where the cow is, there is Arcadia. --J.
Burroughs.
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