adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to an arcade.
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Standard Lemma guide
arcadian
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/ɑɹˈkeɪdɪən/
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UK: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.di.ən/
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rhymes with -eɪdiən
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CMU ARPABET: AA2 R K EY1 D IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Furnished with arcades.
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adj
Meaning 3
Ideally rustic or pastoral.
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adj
Meaning 4
Pertaining to ancient Arcadia.
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adj
Meaning 5
Ideally rustic.
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adj
Meaning 6
Pertaining to Arcadia (modern Greece).
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adj
Meaning 7
Pertaining to Arcadia (US).
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noun
Meaning 8
An inhabitant of ancient Arcadia.
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noun
Meaning 9
An ideal rustic.
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noun
Meaning 10
A native or inhabitant of Arcadia (in modern Greece).
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noun
Meaning 11
A native or inhabitant of Arcadia (in the US) or its suburbs.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 12
(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a country life of arcadian contentment
- a pleasant bucolic scene
- charming in its pastoral setting
- rustic tranquility
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Synonyms: bucolic, pastoral
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noun
Meaning 13
an inhabitant of Arcadia
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Broader terms: Greek, Hellene
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2erkw- Proto-Indo-European *h2erkwos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Italian arcatabor. French arcadeubor. English arcade Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English arcadian From arcade + -ian.
From Latin Arcadius + -an.
Etymology tree English Arcadia Middle English -n English -n English Arcadian From Arcadia + -n.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: arkádový — Pertaining to an arcade
- Polish: arkadowy — Pertaining to an arcade
- Polish: arkadkowy — Pertaining to an arcade
- Czech: arkádový — Furnished with arcades.
- Polish: arkadowy — Furnished with arcades.
- Polish: arkadkowy — Furnished with arcades.
- Polish: arkadyjski — ideally rustic or pastoral
- Portuguese: arcádico — ideally rustic or pastoral
- Portuguese: arcadiano — ideally rustic or pastoral
- Catalan: arcàdic — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Finnish: arkadialainen — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Finnish: arkadinen — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- French: arcadien — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- French: arcadienne — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- German: arkadisch — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Greek: Αρκαδιανός (Arkadianós) — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Marathi: आर्केडियन (ārkeḍiyan) — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Polish: arkadyjski — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Portuguese: arcadiano — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Portuguese: arcádico — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Portuguese: arcádio — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Spanish: árcade — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Spanish: arcadio — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Spanish: arcádico — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Spanish: arcadiano — pertaining to ancient Arcadia
- Finnish: arkadialainen — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- French: Arcadien — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- French: Arcadienne — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- German: Arkadier — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Greek: Αρκαδός (Arkadós) — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάς (Arkás) — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Marathi: आर्केडियन (ārkeḍiyan) — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Polish: Arkadyjczyk — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Polish: Arkadyjka — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Portuguese: arcadiano — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Portuguese: arcádio — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Spanish: árcade — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Spanish: arcadio — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
- Spanish: arcadiano — inhabitant of ancient Arcadia
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