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Arcadian

Arcadian

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A person who comes from Arcadia in ancient Greece
  • noun
  • /ɑrˈkeɪdiən/
  • Literature
translation icon : arcadio
  • The Arcadian shepherd gazed across the green valleys of his homeland.

Examples

  • Ancient historians documented the customs of the Arcadian people in detail.

  • Several poets described an idyllic life among the Arcadians in their writings.

  • The Arcadian lifestyle is often romanticized in literature.

  • Many artists dream of an Arcadian existence away from city life.

  • Ancient historians documented the customs of the Arcadian people in detail.

  • Several poets described an idyllic life among the Arcadians in their writings.

  • The Arcadian shepherd gazed across the green valleys of his homeland.

Surface Forms

Arcadian singular
Arcadians plural

Morphology

Arcadian = Arcadia (transparent) = Arcadia + an

Standard demonymal formation from the place name 'Arcadia' yields a noun meaning 'a person from Arcadia', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Arcadian comes from the Greek region Arcadia, a green, mountain place where shepherds lived and poets pictured a life of 'peace' and 'simple' living. So an Arcadian is originally a person from Arcadia, and the word suggests someone from a calm, rural life.