Arcadia

[ ahr-key-dee-uh ]

noun

1. a mountainous region of ancient Greece, traditionally known for the contented pastoral innocence of its people.
2. any real or imaginary place offering peace and simplicity.
3. a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.

Arcadia

/ ɑːˈkeɪdɪə /

noun

1. a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
2. Also called (poetic)Arcadyˈɑːkədɪ the traditional idealized rural setting of Greek and Roman bucolic poetry and later in the literature of the Renaissance

Example Sentences

Marriott is a commercial interior designer who now lives in Portland, Ore., but grew up in Arcadia.

From Los Angeles Times

Get ready for Arcadia High basketball to have fun with the Edwards brothers, Owen and Noa.

From Los Angeles Times

The Arcadia Police Department said in a statement Tuesday that three individuals were separately robbed of their watches during the first-year event at the racetrack on Sept. 28.

From Los Angeles Times

Her husband was arrested the next day after he went looking for her at Huang’s house in Arcadia.

From Los Angeles Times

For a while, Matthews invited buyers to meet dogs at a house in Arcadia she owned.

From Los Angeles Times

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