arcadia
/ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.08 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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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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A mountainous region of Ancient Greece, named for Greek mythological hero Arcas; legendary home of the rustic god of nature, Pan.
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Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Arcadia, Ἀρκαδία
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/
- British English: /ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/