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arcadia

/ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/US/ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/

arcadia is the alternative letter-case form of Arcadia.

Proper noun capitalized: Arcadia

Arcadia

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

Noun capitalized: Arcadia

Arcadia (plural Arcadias)

  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 of arcadia

Noun
pluralarcadias
pluralArcadias
alternative formarcadia
Proper noun
alternative form (archaic)Arcady

Origin of arcadia

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

Words formed from arcadia

Words that rhyme with arcadia

Questions about arcadia

What does arcadia mean?
Arcadia means a regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000.
What is arcadia the alternative letter-case form of?
Arcadia is the alternative letter-case form of Arcadia.
What part of speech is arcadia?
Arcadia can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce arcadia?
Arcadia is pronounced /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/ (US).

Words near arcadia in the dictionary

  1. arcadelike
  2. arcader
  3. arcaders
  4. arcades
  5. arcadey
  6. arcadia
  7. Arcadia South
  8. Arcadia Vale
  9. arcadian
  10. arcadianism
  11. Arcadianly

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