What does "arcadia" mean?
An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
Arcadia
/ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
- Grammar: arcadia is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: cloudland, dreamland, dystopia, eden.
- Useful contrasts: dystopia.
- Usage evidence: He conjured up Arcadia reading the poem.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia. figuratively
"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."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia. alt-of
"He had read of the wonderful success which attended the efforts of some of his countrymen who had emigrated to Australia, that arcadia of the agriculturist, and burning with a desire to seek his fortune in the new land of promise, he began to make inquiries of the place, its products, and of the possibilities of successful operations while there."
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 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.
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- 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.
Antonyms
Example
"He conjured up Arcadia reading the poem."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "arcadia"?
Common synonyms include: cloudland, dreamland, dystopia, eden, faerie, fairyland.
How do you use "arcadia" in a sentence?
He conjured up Arcadia reading the poem.
How do you pronounce "arcadia"?
Pronounced /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/.
Etymology
From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).