Etymology · Ancient Greek
Ἀρκαδία
4 English words descend from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία, most common first.
- arcadiaAn ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
- AcadiaA former French colony in North America in the 17th and early 18th centuries, spanning over what are now the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and part of the state of Maine in the United States.
- arcadyArcadia, an ancient region of Greece with a tradition of rural, bucolic innocence.
- Arcadocypriot GreekThe dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Arcadia and on Cyprus. Not attested in literature, but contributed a few forms to Epic Greek.