English Explanatory Dictionary

Ruritanian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or having the characteristics of adventure, romance, and intrigue, as in works of romantic fiction.
  2. Used to describe a fictitious and generic foreign government or person, used to state a general or hypothetical situation.
noun
  1. A person from the fictional land of Ruritania.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹʊə.ɹɪˈteɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌɹʊɹ.ɪˈteɪ.ni.ən/ en-us-Ruritanian.ogg

Word forms

Ruritanian more Ruritanian most Ruritanian Ruritanians

Etymology

From Ruritania + -an, after the fictional kingdom used as the setting for stories by Anthony Hope (1863–1933).

Related words

Ruritania
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