Thesaurus: arcadia

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1. n. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness.
2. n. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet.
3. 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.
4. Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as,Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
5. n. a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese