n.
Pronunciation: ' ru ̇ r- ə - ˌ t ā -n ē - ə n, ˌ ru ̇ r- ə - '
Function: adjective
Etymology: Ruritania, fictional kingdom in the novel Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by Anthony Hope
Date: 1896
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an imaginary place of high romance