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Ruritanian definition

Ru·ri·ta·nian (ro̵or′ə tā′nē ən)

adjective

of, like, or characteristic of some quaint, romantic, unreal place

Etymology: after Ruritania, imaginary kingdom in novels by Anthony Hope

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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