RURITANIAN


Meaning of RURITANIAN in English

[ ˌrʊərɪ'teɪnɪən ]

■ adjective relating to or characteristic of romantic adventure or its setting.

Origin

C19: from Ruritania , an imaginary kingdom in SE Europe used as the setting for the romantic adventure novels written by the English novelist Anthony Hope.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.