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
Example Sentences
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The city of Arcadia wrote in a public statement after she resigned that “no city finances, staff or decision-making processes were involved” in the charges against her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
They hailed from Arcadia Bluffs, a renowned public course in northern Michigan, and even Michigan State University, normally a fierce rival to the Ann Arbor school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Avery Truesdale was a gifted baseball player who hit the walk off run for conference champ Arcadia in Logan’s freshman year,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 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
Many good people from the hamlet of Hydesville and its wider town of Arcadia in Wayne County couldn’t wait to talk.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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