Dictionary entry

Arcadia

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.