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Definition of Ruritanian
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania (or any other imaginary country).
2. Noun. An imaginary inhabitant of Ruritania.
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
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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