Arcadia
Americannoun
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a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
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any real or imaginary place offering peace and simplicity.
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a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
noun
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a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
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Also called (poetic): Arcady. the traditional idealized rural setting of Greek and Roman bucolic poetry and later in the literature of the Renaissance
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An Arcadia Bluffs representative didn’t respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
One of Sir Tom's plays, Arcadia, is currrently playing at the theatre, which will have its signage changed to the new name in the next few months.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In May, Eileen Wang, a former mayor of Arcadia, Calif., agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of China for actions she took before entering public office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Their goal Saturday was simple: break their own state record, which they set at Arcadia in April with a nation-leading 39.70.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
Historiographic conceits aside, Polybius was born in Arcadia, notorious throughout antiquity as an irredeemable backwater.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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