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Definition of Ruritanian

1. Noun. An imaginary inhabitant of Ruritania.

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania (or any other imaginary country).

Definition of Ruritanian

1. Adjective. Of or having the characteristics of adventure, romance, and intrigue, as in works of romantic fiction. ¹

2. Adjective. (non-gloss definition Used to describe a fictitious and generic foreign government or person, used to state a general or hypothetical situation). ¹

3. Noun. A person from the fictional land of Ruritania. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruritanian

Runyonese Runyonesque Runyoro Rupert Rupert's drop Rupert's drops Rupert Brooke Rupert Murdoch Rupicapra Rupicapra rupicapra

Rupicola peruviana Rupicola rupicola Ruptiliocarpon Ruptiliocarpon caracolito Ruritania Ruritanian Ruritanians Rus Rus' Rus.

Ruscaceae Ruscus Ruscus aculeatus Ruse Rush Rushdie Rushmore Rushton bodies Ruskies Ruskin

Literary usage of Ruritanian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Myth of National Defense: Essays on the Theory and History of Security by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (2003)
"The legitimate routes are (1) revolutionary uprisings by the oppressed western ruritanian people, and (2) aid by private ruritanian groups (or, ..."

2. Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature, and Other Essays by Murray Newton Rothbard (2000)
"Nationalism is not a unitary, monolithic phenomenon. If it is aggressive, we should oppose it; if libera- tory, we should favor it. Thus, in the ruritanian- ..."

3. The Bookman (1915)
"Furthermore, there is not a ruritanian capable of military service who would not enlist to defend his country. This high spirit is largely due to the ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... and The King's Mirror, a ruritanian romance with an infusion of serious psychological interest, 1800. The author was advancing from his light comedy and ..."

5. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent, John Erskine, Stuart Pratt Sherman, Carl Van Doren (1921)
"... the "ruritanian" romance, for instance, of Anthony Hope was so popular as to be delightfully parodied in George Ade's The Slim Princess (1907); ..."

6. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1921)
"... the "ruritanian" romance, for instance, of Anthony Hope was so popular as to be delightfully parodied in George Ade's The Slim Princess (1907); ..."

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