/ ɑːˈkeɪdiən; NAmE ɑːrˈk-/ adjective
of or connected with Arcadia or an idea of perfect country life
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin Arcadius , from Greek Arkadia . Arcadia is literally a mountainous district in the Peloponnese of southern Greece. It represents a pastoral paradise in poetic fantasy and is the home of Pan in Greek mythology.