arcadian

Definitions


[ɑːˈkeɪdɪən], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or constituting an ideal rural paradise
(e.g: the region was not quite the Arcadian idyll he had depicted)

- relating to Arcadia in Greece


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin Arcadius, from Greek Arkadia (see Arcadia)


[ɑːˈkeɪdɪən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an idealized country dweller
(e.g: the dark satanic mills inspired new generations of Arcadians from Blake to William Morris)

- a native of Arcadia in Greece


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin Arcadius, from Greek Arkadia (see Arcadia)




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