Arcadia (disambiguation)
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Australia
- Arcadia, New South WalesArcadia, New South WalesArcadia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Arcadia is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire...
, Australia - Arcadia, QueenslandArcadia, QueenslandArcadia is a village and town on Magnetic Island, Australia. Arcadia is more residential focused with around 97% of the dwellings being Housing or unit type dwellings....
, Australia - Arcadia, VictoriaArcadia, VictoriaArcadia is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Kennedys Road, in the City of Greater Shepparton, south of Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Arcadia had a population of 659....
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United States
- Arcadia (modern region)Atlantic NortheastThe Atlantic Northeast, or Arcadia, is a region of North America, comprising New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and the Canadian Maritimes. Definitions of the region vary; it may extend to upstate New York and/or all of Atlantic Canada....
- Arcadia, Arizona
- Arcadia, CaliforniaArcadia, CaliforniaArcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
- Arcadia, FloridaArcadia, FloridaArcadia is a city in DeSoto County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,604 as of the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city grew to 7,151. It is the county seat of DeSoto County; it is also DeSoto County's only incorporated community. On October 27, 2009,...
- Arcadia, IndianaArcadia, IndianaArcadia is a town in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,747 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Arcadia is located at ....
- Arcadia, IowaArcadia, IowaArcadia is a city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Arcadia is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Arcadia, KansasArcadia, KansasArcadia is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 310 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Arcadia is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Arcadia, LouisianaArcadia, LouisianaArcadia is a town in and the parish seat of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,041 at the 2000 census....
- Arcadia, MarylandArcadia, MarylandArcadia is located in Baltimore County, Maryland.The population as of the 2000 census for zip code 21155, part of which is Arcadia, was 2349 . Elevation: 23 feet....
- Arcadia, MissouriArcadia, MissouriArcadia is a city in Iron County, Missouri, United States. The population was 567 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Arcadia is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Arcadia, NebraskaArcadia, NebraskaArcadia is a village in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 359 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Arcadia is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 359 people,...
- Arcadia, New YorkArcadia, New YorkArcadia is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 14,889 at the 2000 census.The Town of Arcadia is on the south border of the county and is east of Rochester NY.- History :The town was first settled around 1791....
- Arcadia, North CarolinaArcadia, North CarolinaArcadia is an unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina. It is located in the northwestern section of the county along NC Highway 150. Neighboring communities and municipalities include Midway, Welcome, and Winston-Salem.-Education:...
- Arcadia, OhioArcadia, OhioArcadia is a village in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The population was 537 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Arcadia, OklahomaArcadia, OklahomaArcadia is a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 285 at the 2009 census.-History:...
- Arcadia, Botetourt County, VirginiaArcadia, Botetourt County, VirginiaArcadia is an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States....
- Arcadia, Spotsylvania County, VirginiaArcadia, Spotsylvania County, VirginiaArcadia is an unincorporated community in Spotsylvania County in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Transportation:Arcadia is located along the Jefferson Davis Highway at its intersection with Arcadia Drive ....
- Arcadia, WisconsinArcadia, WisconsinArcadia is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 2,925 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Trempealeau county.-History:...
- Arcadia (town), WisconsinArcadia (town), WisconsinArcadia is a town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,555 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 119.0 square miles , of which, 118.8 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square miles ...
- Arcadia Lake (Oklahoma)Arcadia Lake (Oklahoma)Arcadia Lake is a reservoir in Northeastern Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA. The lake is northeast of Oklahoma City and east of Edmond.The lake has a surface area of 1,820 acres and has about 26 miles of shoreline.The lake was created in 1987 by an earthen dam on the Deep Fork...
- Arcadia Township, Lapeer County, MichiganArcadia Township, Lapeer County, MichiganArcadia Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,197 at the 2000 census. The township was organized in 1857.- Communities :...
- Arcadia Township, Manistee County, MichiganArcadia Township, Manistee County, MichiganArcadia Township is a civil township of Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 621....
Others
- Arcadia, PretoriaArcadia, PretoriaArcadia is a suburb in Pretoria, South Africa that is known for its historical buildings, embassies and hotels. The Union Buildings and the President's residence are also situated here.The main thoroughfare is Park Street...
, South Africa - Arcadia BeachArcadia BeachArcadia beach Playazh Arkadiya is Odessa, Ukraine's most famous beach. The beach was named after a mountainous district in Greece, which was known as the home of pastoral villagers....
, Odessa, Ukraine - Arcadia ÆgyptiArcadia ÆgyptiArcadia or Arcadia Ægypti was an ancient region in Roman-controlled Egypt. The territory was mostly carved from the former region, Heptanomis, and included the nomes of Memphites, Heracleopolites, Arsinoites, Aphroditopolites, Oxyrhyncites, which together form the northern portion of the...
, an ancient region of Roman-controlled Egypt - Arcadia, Nova ScotiaArcadia, Nova ScotiaArcadia is a small community in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was originally known as "Upper Chebogue" but the change to Arcadia was made in 1863. While the word itself may be traced back to the native name for a land of peace and contentment, the place name was suggested by the ship "Arcadia" that was...
, Canada - Arcadia, Tucumán, Argentina
Ships
- Arcadia, the name of the cruise ship Ocean Village (ship)Ocean Village (ship)For other ships with the same name, see Arcadia .Pacific Pearl is the sixth cruise ship of the P&O Cruises Australia brand. She was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, at their shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, and launched in 1988 as Sitmar FairMajesty...
from 1997 to 2003 - MV ArcadiaMV ArcadiaA number of ships have been named Arcadia., in service 1997-2003, in service since 2004See also...
, several ships with the name - SS ArcadiaSS ArcadiaA number of ships have been named Arcadia., in service 1896-26, in service 1922-34, in service 1954-79See also...
, several ships with the name, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
Gaming
- Arcadia (video game), a game for the Vic 20 and ZX Spectrum platforms
- Arcadia (card game)Arcadia (card game)Arcadia is a collectible card game involving combat and terrain, created in 1996 by White Wolf, Inc. and based around the world of the fae, who are changelings that draw on the dreams of humans. Quests, delineated and represented by cards, are completed by cards similarly representing Characters...
, a collectible card gameCollectible card gamethumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
published in 1996 by White WolfWhite WolfWhite Wolf is a publisher of role-playing games, notably the World of Darkness.White Wolf may also refer to:*White Wolf , a location in Yosemite National Park*White Wolf , a Canadian heavy metal band... - Arcadia (Dungeons & Dragons)Arcadia (Dungeons & Dragons)In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Arcadia or more fully, the Peaceable Kingdoms of Arcadia, is a lawful neutral/lawful good-aligned plane of existence...
- Arcadia (The Longest Journey)
- Arcadia 2001Arcadia 2001The Arcadia 2001 is a second-generation 8-bit console released by Emerson Radio Corp. The game library was composed of 51 unique games and about 10 variations. The graphic quality is similar to that of the Intellivision and the Odyssey²....
, a gaming console - Arcadia Festival, a videogames festival in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
), that was held in November from 2005 to 2008. - Arcadia SystemsArcadia SystemsArcadia Systems was a subsidiary of Mastertronic which developed arcade games during the mid-late 1980s. The systems were based on Commodore Amiga technology...
, an arcade game division of the company Mastertronic - Arcadia Corporation, the original name of video game company Starpath
- Arcadians (video game), a game for the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro platforms
- Arcadia, a city in Blue Mars Virtual WorldBlue Mars (video game)Blue Mars is a 3D massively multiplayer virtual world platform currently in open beta. It falls in the general category of social virtual worlds allowing user-created content....
- Arcadia, a colony in the HaloHalo (series)Halo is a multi-million dollar science fiction video game franchise created by Bungie and now managed by 343 Industries and owned by Microsoft Studios. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant...
universe - Arcadia, a level in the game BioShockBioshockBioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007...
- Arcadia, a planet in the game Mass EffectMass EffectMass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
- Arcadia, pair of planets found in the fictional BattletechBattleTechBattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2000, and owned since 2003 by Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech by Jordan Weisman and L...
wargaming universe. - Arcadia, a city in the game Fire Emblem: Fūin no TsurugiFire Emblem: Fuin no Tsurugiis a tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The game was released on March 29, 2002 in Japan, is the sixth game in the Fire Emblem series and the first of three games in the series that have appeared on Nintendo's Game Boy Advance handheld. Its...
- Neo Arcadia, a location in the Mega Man ZeroMega Man ZeroThe Mega Man Zero series, known as in Japan, is the series succeeding the Mega Man X story-line, and the fifth series in Capcom's Mega Man video game franchise, co-produced by Keiji Inafune, and directed by Mega Man Legends series director Yoshinori Kawano...
series - Skies of ArcadiaSkies of ArcadiaSkies of Arcadia, released in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Overworks for the Dreamcast and published by Sega in 2000. Skies of Arcadia Legends, a port, was released for the GameCube in 2002. Legends was also in development for the PlayStation 2; however, the PS2 version...
, a video game for the Sega Dreamcast and the Nintendo Gamecube
Stage and screen
- Arcadia (TV series)Arcadia (TV series)Arcadia is a weekly television show about video gaming and related subject matter. It is produced by 18-50 Televisión Guatemala. The show is hosted by Tomás Gálvez.- About the show:...
, a TV show about videogames - Arcadia (play)Arcadia (play)Arcadia is a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge...
, by Tom Stoppard - "Arcadia" (The X-Files)Arcadia (The X-Files)"Arcadia" was the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on March 7, 1999. "Arcadia" was written by Daniel Arkin and directed by Michael Watkins. The episode was a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected...
, a television episode - Arcadia EntertainmentArcadia EntertainmentArcadia Entertainment is a Canadian television production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia that has a special interest in ocean related documentary programs, although not all productions are ocean related....
, a Canadian television production company - Arcadia ProductionsArcadia ProductionsArcadia Productions is the largest English-speaking theatre company in Italy. The company was formed as 'La Nuova Arcadia' in 1991, and changed its name and legal status in 2000, becoming Arcadia Productions s.a.s. Arcadia is do-directed by Graham Spicer and Carlo Orlandi. The majority of the...
, an Italian theatre company - The Arcadians (musical)The Arcadians (musical)The Arcadians is an Edwardian musical comedy styled a "Fantastic Musical Play" in three acts by Mark Ambient and Alexander M. Thompson, with lyrics by Arthur Wimperis and music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot...
- Arcadia is Captain HarlockCaptain Harlockis a fictional character created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto.Harlock is the archetypical romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he is taciturn, rebellious, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be earthborn or alien...
's spaceship in the Space Pirate Captain Harlock sagas. - Joan of ArcadiaJoan of ArcadiaJoan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...
, an American television fantasy/family drama
Other uses
- Arcadia (utopia)Arcadia (utopia)Arcadia refers to a vision of pastoralism and harmony with nature. The term is derived from the Greek province of the same name which dates to antiquity; the province's mountainous topography and sparse population of pastoralists later caused the word Arcadia to develop into a poetic byword for an...
, a Utopian vision of pastoralism, appearing in many works of fiction - Academy of ArcadiaAcademy of ArcadiaThe Academy of Arcadia or Academy of Arcadians was an Italian literary academy founded in Rome in 1690.-History:...
, a historical Italian literary academy - Arcadia (band)Arcadia (band)Arcadia were the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side...
, a British pop music group composed of members from Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States... - Arcadia (house), Frederick, Maryland
- Arcadia CollegeArcadia CollegeArcadia College, located in Arcadia, Missouri, United States, was founded by Rev. J.C. Berryman in 1843. The institution was associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Berryman then sold the institution in 1858 and it closed in 1861. The buildings were used as hospital for Union soldiers...
, Missouri - Arcadia UniversityArcadia UniversityArcadia University is a private university located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. A master's university by Carnegie Classification, the university has a co-educational student population of more than 4,000. The university was ranked 25th in the master's universities in...
, Glenside, Pennsylvania - Arcadia PlanitiaArcadia PlanitiaArcadia Planitia is a smooth plain with fresh lava flows and Amazonian volcanic flows on Mars. It was named by Giovanni Schiaparelli in 1882 after the Arcadia region of ancient Greece....
, a plain on the planet Mars - Arcadia ConferenceArcadia ConferenceThe First Washington Conference, also known as the Arcadia Conference , was held in Washington, D.C. from December 22, 1941 to January 14, 1942. It was the first meeting on military strategy between the heads of government of the United Kingdom and the United States following the United States'...
, a 1942 military conference - Arcadia GroupArcadia GroupThe Arcadia Group Limited a British company that owns the high street clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, Miss Selfridge, Topman, Topshop, Wallis and BHS, and the out of town chain Outfit, which sells lines from the other group chains...
, a British retail company - Arcadia PublishingArcadia PublishingArcadia Publishing is an American publisher of local history.-History:It was founded in Dover, New Hampshire in 1993 by United Kingdom-based Tempus Publishing, but became independent in 2004....
, a United States publisher of local community histories - Arcadia Books, a British publisher
- Arcadia, also known as The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, a prose work by Sir Philip Sidney
- "Arcadia," a poem by Jacopo SannazaroJacopo SannazaroJacopo Sannazaro was an Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist from Naples.He wrote easily in Latin, in Italian and in Neapolitan, but is best remembered for his humanist classic Arcadia, a masterwork that illustrated the possibilities of poetical prose in Italian, and instituted the theme of...
- Arcadia (genus)Arcadia (genus)Arcadia is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian....
- Arcadia, a mid 1990s London club night, central to the RomoRomoRomantic Modernism, more commonly known as Romo, was a musical and clubbing movement, of Glam/style pop lineage, in the UK circa 1995–1997, centred around the twin homes of Camden-based clubnight Club Skinny and its West End clone Arcadia, as well as concerts by the chief associated bands.The Romo...
movement, run by Simon PriceSimon PriceSimon Price is a British music journalist and club promoter, born on 25 September 1967 in the Welsh town of Barry. He is now best known for his weekly review section in The Independent on Sunday and his book on Manic Street Preachers.-Career:... - Arcadia, a 1979 poetry collection by Christopher ReidChristopher ReidChristopher Reid is a Hong Kong-born British poet, essayist, cartoonist, and writer. He has been nominated twice for the Whitbread Awards in 1996 and in 1997. A contemporary of Martin Amis, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. He is one of the exponents of Martian poetry which employs...
See also
- Arkadia (disambiguation)
- Acadia (disambiguation)Acadia (disambiguation)Acadia is the region of northeastern North America which was established as a French colony in the 17th century.Acadia can also mean:-Places:* Acadia National Park, a U.S...