Arcadia

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/ (UK) IPA(key): /ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/ Rhymes: -eɪdiə === Proper noun === 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. A mountainous region of Ancient Greece, named for Greek mythological hero Arcas; legendary home of the rustic god of nature, Pan. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Phoenix and Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona. A city in Los Angeles County, California. A city, the county seat of DeSoto County, Florida. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois. A town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. A minor city and township in Carroll County, Iowa. A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas. A town, the parish seat of Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Former name of Upperco: an unincorporated community in Baltimore and Carroll, Maryland, United States. A nature reserve in Northampton, Massachusetts. A township in Lapeer County, Michigan. A township and census-designated place therein, in Manistee County, Michigan. A ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi. A minor city and inactive township in Iron County, Missouri. A township and village therein, in Valley County, Nebraska. A town in Wayne County, New York. An unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina. A village in Hancock County, Ohio. A town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. An unincorporated community in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. A village in the town of Richmond and town of Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island. A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. An unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee. A neighbourhood of Santa Fe, Galveston County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington. A city and town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. A community next to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. A settlement in Tucumán province, Argentina. A suburb of the city of Tshwane, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. A suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. A quarter in Odesa, Ukraine. A place in Australia: A suburb of Sydney in Hornsby Shire, New South Wales. A suburb on Magnetic Island, City of Townsville, Queensland. A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria. === Noun === Arcadia (plural Arcadias) (figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia. ==== Alternative forms ==== (ideal region): arcadia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Shangri-La === Anagrams === acardia == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈka.di.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈkaː.di.a] === Proper noun === Arcadia f sg (genitive Arcadiae); first declension Arcadia ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== Arcadicus Arcadius ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: Arcàdia Italian: Arcadia Portuguese: Arcádia Spanish: Arcadia === References === “Arcadia1”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Arcadia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Arcadia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾˈkadja/ [aɾˈka.ð̞ja] Rhymes: -adja Syllabification: Ar‧ca‧dia === Proper noun === Arcadia f Arcadia (a regional unit of Greece) Arcadia (a settlement in Tucumán province, Argentina). ==== Related terms ====