Ruritania

[ roor-i-tey-nee-uh, roor-i-tey- ]

/ ˌrʊər ɪˈteɪ ni ə, ˈrʊər ɪˌteɪ- /

noun

a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.

Facetious. any small, little-known country or region considered remote, backward, or exotic.

Origin of Ruritania

after the fictional Central European kingdom in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by A. Hope

OTHER WORDS FROM Ruritania

Ru·ri·ta·ni·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Ruritania

rural municipality, rural route, rural science, rural sociology, Rurik, Ruritania, Ruritanian, ruru, Rus., ruse, rush

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Example sentences from the Web for Ruritania

And it occurred to me suddenly that I would visit Ruritania.
The Prisoner of Zenda|Anthony Hope
In great pomp we laid him to his rest in the vault of the kings of Ruritania in the Cathedral of Strelsau.
Rupert of Hentzau|Anthony Hope
I think I copied the spirit of those things in advertising Ruritania, as you may have noticed.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
He wore the yellow and red ribbon of the Red Rose of Ruritania—which, by the way, decorated my unworthy breast also.
The Prisoner of Zenda|Anthony Hope

That message, and the wearing of the rings, are all that now bind me and the Queen of Ruritania.
The Prisoner of Zenda|Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for Ruritania

Ruritania

/ (ˌrʊərɪˈteɪnɪə, -njə) /

noun

an imaginary kingdom of central Europe: setting of several novels by English novelist Anthony Hope (1863–1933), esp The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)

any setting of adventure, romance, and intrigue

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ruritania
释义	Ruritania [ roor-i-tey-nee-uh, roor-i-tey- ] / ˌrʊər ɪˈteɪ ni ə, ˈrʊər ɪˌteɪ- / noun a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like. Facetious. any small, little-known country or region considered remote, backward, or exotic. Origin of Ruritania after the fictional Central European kingdom in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by A. Hope OTHER WORDS FROM Ruritania Ru·ri·ta·ni·an, adjective, noun Words nearby Ruritania rural municipality, rural route, rural science, rural sociology, Rurik, Ruritania, Ruritanian, ruru, Rus., ruse, rush Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Ruritania And it occurred to me suddenly that I would visit Ruritania. The Prisoner of Zenda\|Anthony Hope In great pomp we laid him to his rest in the vault of the kings of Ruritania in the Cathedral of Strelsau. Rupert of Hentzau\|Anthony Hope I think I copied the spirit of those things in advertising Ruritania, as you may have noticed. The "Genius"\|Theodore Dreiser He wore the yellow and red ribbon of the Red Rose of Ruritania—which, by the way, decorated my unworthy breast also. The Prisoner of Zenda\|Anthony Hope That message, and the wearing of the rings, are all that now bind me and the Queen of Ruritania. The Prisoner of Zenda\|Anthony Hope British Dictionary definitions for Ruritania Ruritania / (ˌrʊərɪˈteɪnɪə, -njə) / noun an imaginary kingdom of central Europe: setting of several novels by English novelist Anthony Hope (1863–1933), esp The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) any setting of adventure, romance, and intrigue Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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