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单词 ruritania
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Ru•ri•ta•ni•a  (rŏŏr′i tā′nē ə, rŏŏr′i tā′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
  2. [Facetious.]any small, little-known country or region considered remote, backward, or exotic.
  • after the fictional Central European kingdom in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by A. Hope
Ru′ri•ta′ni•an, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ruritania /ˌrʊərɪˈteɪnɪə -njə/ n
  1. an imaginary kingdom of central Europe: setting of several novels by English novelist Anthony Hope (1863–1933), esp The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
  2. any setting of adventure, romance, and intrigue
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