Save Type Region & Settlement Usage English, Italian, Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ɑː.ˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/(British English) /ɑɹ.ˈkeɪ.di.ə/(American English) /aɾ.ˈka.dja/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadia) named for the mythological character Arcas. This is the name of a region in the Peloponnese in southern Greece, as well as the name of numerous cities in various countries.