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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Both schools will have plenty of athletes competing in the Arcadia Invitational on April 11.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Now he’s pulled off the track equivalent with the announcement that 2024 Olympian Quincy Wilson, from Bullis School in Potomac, Md., is coming on April 11 to compete at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
La Cañada 9, Arcadia 2: Will Park and Joe Bell each had two hits and two RBIs for La Cañada.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Arcadia 76, Glendale 44: Noa Eteuati Edwards had 17 points to keep Arcadia unbeaten in the Pacific League.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 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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