arcadia
IPA: ɑrkˈeɪdiʌ
Root Word: Arcadia
noun
- A regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000.
- A mountainous region of Ancient Greece, named for Greek mythological hero Arcas; legendary home of the rustic god of nature, Pan.
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- A city, the county seat of DeSoto County, Florida, United States
- A town, the parish seat of Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- A city in Missouri, United States.
- (figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
- Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia [A regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000.]
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Examples of "arcadia" in Sentences
- Arcadia was the home of the god Pan.
- Below, it bounds the city of Arcadia.
- He preferred the arcadia of the countryside.
- It is located southwest of the city of Arcadia.
- To the ancient Greeks, Arcadia was a rural idyll.
- It was bounded with Arcadia to the south at the time.
- Harlock became an outlaw and the captain of the Arcadia.
- Et in Arcadia ego is the correct title, Et in arcadia ego incorrect.
- The settler of the city was Cepheus, son of the king of Arcadia Aleus.
- Arcadia is known for some of the finest tofu and dumpling houses in the world.
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