Ruritanian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ruritanian in British English: UK [ˌrʊərɪˈteɪniən]
How to pronounce Ruritanian in American English: US [ˌrʊrəˈteɪniən]
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- Noun:
- an imaginary inhabitant of Ruritania
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania (or any other imaginary country)
Word Origin
- Ruritanian (adj.)
- "utopian," 1896, from Ruritania, name of an imaginary kingdom in "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1894) by Anthony Hope (1863-1933), who coined it from Latin rus (genitive ruris) "country" (see rural) + Latinate ending -itania (compare Mauritania).
Example
- 1. Organisations become more ruritanian . The job market becomes more opaque .
- 2. It lacks only tax-raising powers and the ruritanian trappings of statehood , which nationalist politicians appear to be hungry for .
- 3. The united states would be left with a colossal military and a ruritanian diplomatic corps .
- 4. It runs its own schools , hospitals , police , prisons and cultural institutions . It lacks only tax-raising powers and the ruritanian trappings of statehood , which nationalist politicians appear to be hungry for .