Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Arcadia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arcadia \Ar*ca"di*a\, n. [L. Arcadia, Gr. ?.]
1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the
heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished
for contentment and rural happiness.
2. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and
untroubled quiet.
Where the cow is, there is Arcadia. --J.
Burroughs.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Arcadia
n : a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese [syn: {Arcadia}]
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