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Arcadiasee Arcadian.
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ArcadiaArcadia was a mythical rural realm ruled by the god Pan. It was first written about by the Greek poet Theocritus in his 'Idylls' of the 3rd century BC. He described it as inhabited by shephe [..]
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Arcadiaa picturesque plateau region in Greece, reputed to be the home of pastoral
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ArcadiaThe classical idealized landscape, usually with nymphs and swains. It is the pagan equivalent to Paradise. Also, an area around Camelback Road east of 44th Street, with few nymphs or swains.
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ArcadiaA mountainous region of Greece which was represented as the blissful home of happy shepherds. Arcadia is associated with simplicity and is usually seen as a retreat from the complexities of sophisticated life in the court or the city.
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Arcadiaa mountainous district in the southern peninsula of Greece, taken in literature as an ideal region of rural contentment.
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Arcadia(n) a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
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ArcadiaA mountainous area of Greece. In Greek and Roman literature, a place where a contented life of rural simplicity is lived; an earthly paradise peopled by shepherds.
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ArcadiaArcadia was a symbol in Greek and Roman mythology for an earthly paradise, where one found Pan, the god of woods, fields, and flocks. Arcadia was described a terrestrial paradise in which there was no danger, and everyone lived a life of peace and harmony with nature. Arcadia hides many meanings. Historically, it can refer to an age of high culture [..]
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Arcadia1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness. 2. Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet. "Where the cow is, there is Arcadia." (J. Burroughs) Origin: L. Arcadia, Gr. (01 Mar 1998)
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ArcadiaCode name for the first Anglo-American conference in Washington, December 1941.
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ArcadiaA term denoting an idyllic pastoral landscape or natural utopia. Arcadian landscapes can be traced to the Hellenistic period, and they feature perhaps most famously in Italian Renaissance and eighteen [..]
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ArcadiaA mountainous area of Greece. In Greek and Roman literature, a place where a contented life of rural simplicity is lived; an earthly paradise peopled by shepherds.
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ArcadiaFeminine form of Arcadius. This is the name of a region on the Greek Peloponnese, long idealized for its natural beauty.
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