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arcadia
(encz) | Arcadia,část Řecka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Arcadia
(gcide) | Arcadia \Ar*ca"di*a\, n. [L. Arcadia, Gr. ?.]
1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the
heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished
for contentment and rural happiness.
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2. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and
untroubled quiet.
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Where the cow is, there is Arcadia. --J.
Burroughs.
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arcadia
(wn) | Arcadia
n 1: a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese |
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arcadia
(encz) | Arcadia,část Řecka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Arcadian
(gcide) | Arcadian \Ar*ca"di*an\, Arcadic \Ar*ca"dic\, a. [L. Arcadius,
Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.]
1. Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as,
Arcadian simplicity or scenery.
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2. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians.
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arcadia
(wn) | Arcadia
n 1: a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese |
arcadian
(wn) | arcadian
adj 1: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically
rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a
pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral
setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian,
bucolic, pastoral]
n 1: an inhabitant of Arcadia |
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