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ruritanian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ruritanian has 1 sense
- ruritanian(n = noun.person) - an imaginary inhabitant of Ruritania; is a kind of character, fictional character, fictitious character
Adjective ruritanian has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ruritanian, adj. relating to or characteristic of romantic adventure or its setting.
Etymology
Ruritania, an imaginary setting in SE Europe in the novels of Anthony Hope (d. 1933)
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