Arcadia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdiə

Proper noun

Arcadia

1. A district or a prefecture in the central and mid SE Peloponnese that has a population of more than 110,000. Tripoli is the capital and a main city with a population over 22,000.
2. A mountainous region of ancient Greece.
3. A city in California, USA.
4. A city in Florida, USA, and the county seat of DeSoto County
5. A town in Louisiana, USA, and the parish seat of Bienville Parish.
6. A city in Missouri, USA.
7. An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment.

Anagrams

• acardia

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /arˈka.di.a/

Proper noun

Arcadia f (genitive Arcadiae); first declension

1. 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

Proper noun

Arcadia f

1. Arcadia