Ruritania
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Ruritania
(ˌrʊərɪˈteɪnɪə; -njə)n
1. (Placename) an imaginary kingdom of central Europe: setting of several novels by English novelist Anthony Hope (1863–1933), esp The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an imaginary kingdom of central Europe: setting of several novels by English novelist Anthony Hope (1863–1933), esp The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
3. (Placename) any setting of adventure, romance, and intrigue
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) any setting of adventure, romance, and intrigue
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| Noun | 1. | Ruritania - an imaginary kingdom in central Europe; often used as a scene for intrigue and romance fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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