arcadia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese

WordNet

Ar*ca"di*a noun
Etymology
L. Arcadia, Gr. .
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913