Meaning of Arcadia | Babel Free
ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.əDefinitions
- 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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Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia. alt-of
- An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
- 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.
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
“No other development is visible, and the road is free of traffic--a path to freedom through a perfect arcadia.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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