See Also: arcadia(medicine)
Arcadia(dictionary)
Arcadia(encyclopedia)
ARCADIA CITY(finance)

kyanite (iou) and Arcadia (sh)


kyanite (iou)



kyanite noun. . L18.
[from Greek kuan(e)os dark blue + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A triclinic aluminium silicate mineral usu. occurring as blue, greenish or colourless tabular crystals and used in refractory ceramics.

Arcadia (sh)




Ancient country, central Peloponnese, Greece.

Mountainous and landlocked, it was not overrun by the Dorians during their occupation of Greece (1100-1000 BC). Its isolation and its pastoral character partly explain why it was represented as a paradise in Greek and Roman bucolic poetry. It was the scene of conflict during the War of Greek Independence (1821-29). The modern Greek department of Arkadhia is nearly coextensive with the ancient country.