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Arcadian

 
Dictionary: Ar·ca·di·an   (är-kā'dē-ən) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to the ancient Greek region of Arcadia or its people, language, or culture.
  2. often arcadian Rustic, peaceful, and simple; pastoral: a country life of arcadian contentment.
n.
  1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient Greek region of Arcadia.
  2. often arcadian One who leads or prefers a simple, rural life.
  3. The dialect of ancient Greek used in Arcadia.

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adjective

    Of or relating to the countryside: bucolic, campestral, country, pastoral, provincial, rural, rustic. Informal hick. See urban/rural.

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idyllically pastoral; especially: idyllically innocent, simple, or untroubled
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: used of idealized country life
  Synonyms: bucolic, pastoral, rustic


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - arkadisk, idyllisk, landlig
n. - arkadier

Français (French)
adj. - Arcadien
n. - arcadien, d'Arcadie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - arkadisch
n. - Arkadier

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρκαδικός, (μτφ.) βουκολικός, ειδυλλιακός
n. - Αρκάς, Αρκάδας, (εξιδανικευμένος) βουκόλος

Italiano (Italian)
Arcadico, pastorale, pastoralmente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - arcádico, bucólico, idílico
n. - arcádico, natural (m) (f) da Arcádia

Русский (Russian)
аркадский, пастушеский, пасторальный, пасторально

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arcádico, idílico, campestre, de costumbres sencillas
n. - árcade

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lantlig, idyllisk
adv. - lantlig, idyllisk
n. - person som lever i lantlig idyll

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
阿卡狄亚的, 田园的, 阿卡狄亚人, 阿卡狄亚语, 过田园生活的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 阿卡狄亞的, 田園的
n. - 阿卡狄亞人, 阿卡狄亞語, 過田園生活的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아르카디아의, 목가적인, 소박한
n. - 아르카디아 사람, 목가적인 취미를 가진 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - アルカディアの, 牧歌的な
n. - アルカディア人, 田園趣味を楽しむ人

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פשוט (ספרותית), כפרי‬
n. - ‮באידיאל של הכפרי הפשוט והתמים, בייחוד בשירה‬


 
 
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