Arcadia vs paradise

Arcadia

noun
  • An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia. 

name
  • A city, the county seat of DeSoto County, Florida, United States 

  • A town, the parish seat of Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. 

  • A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. 

  • A regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000. 

  • A city in Missouri, United States. 

  • A mountainous region of Ancient Greece, named for Greek mythological hero Arcas; legendary home of the rustic god of nature, Pan. 

paradise

noun
  • A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation. 

  • An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc. 

  • The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death. 

  • A garden where Adam and Eve first lived after being created. 

  • The upper gallery in a theatre. 

  • A very pleasant experience. 

verb
  • To place (as) in paradise. 

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