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Arcadia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/ (UK)
  • /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (figuratively) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
    • The homosexual visitors to these southern Mediterranean regions may have been influenced by an imagined geography circulated through classical understandings of homosexuality in their search for a kind of Arcadia where homosexual love and lust could be played out without fear of persecution. 2006, Kevin Markwell, Gay Tourism: Culture and Context:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Arcady alternative, archaic lexicographic
arcadia alternative lexicographic
Arcadias Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Arcadia Vale · Arcadic · Arcadia South · Arcady · Arcadian

Relateds

Shangri-La

Translations (31)

pl arkadia (an ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment) · pt Arcádia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · fr Arcadie (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · nl Arcadia (an ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment) · la Arcadia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · tr Arkadya (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · cmn 世外桃源 (an ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment) · it Arcadia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · grc Ἀρκαδία (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · da Arkadien (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · es arcadia (an ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment) · ca Arcàdia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · nl Arcadië (an ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment) · sv Arkadien (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · cmn 阿耳卡狄亞 /阿耳卡狄亚 (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · de Arkadien (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · nl Arcadië (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · pl Arkadia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · ia Arcadia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · hu Árkádia (an ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment) · he ארקאדיה (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · cop ⲁⲣⲕⲁⲇⲓⲁ (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · lt Arkadija (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · ga an Arcáid (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · fi Arkadia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · es Arcadia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · hu Árkádia (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · ru Арка́дия (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · el Αρκαδία (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · cmn 阿卡迪亞 /阿卡迪亚 (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese) · eo Arkadio (a district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese)

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Arcadia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/ (UK)
  • /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood of Phoenix and Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.
  4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Los Angeles County, California.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of DeSoto County, Florida.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city and township in Carroll County, Iowa.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town, the parish seat of Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ Former name of Upperco: an unincorporated community in Baltimore and Carroll, Maryland, United States.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A nature reserve in Northampton, Massachusetts.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and census-designated place therein, in Manistee County, Michigan.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city and inactive township in Iron County, Missouri.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and village therein, in Valley County, Nebraska.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Wayne County, New York.
  19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina.
  20. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Hancock County, Ohio.
  21. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
  22. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
  23. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in the town of Richmond and town of Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island.
  24. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  25. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
  26. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood of Santa Fe, Galveston County, Texas.
  27. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas.
  28. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
  29. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
  30. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington.
  31. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city and town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  32. A community next to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  33. A settlement in Tucumán province, Argentina.
  34. A suburb of the city of Tshwane, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
  35. A suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe.
  36. A quarter in Odesa, Ukraine.
  37. A place in Australia: ▸ A suburb of Sydney in Hornsby Shire, New South Wales.
  38. A place in Australia: ▸ A suburb on Magnetic Island, City of Townsville, Queensland.
  39. A place in Australia: ▸ A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Arcady alternative, archaic lexicographic

wikipedia: + (ancient region) · wikipedia: + (utopia)