Ruritania

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Ruritania

(ˌrʊərɪˈteɪnɪə; -njə)

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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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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