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.
2.
Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet.
Where the cow is, there is Arcadia.
J. Burroughs.
© Webster 1913.