RURITANIAN

Meaning of RURITANIAN in English

adj. relating to or characteristic of romantic adventure or its setting.

Etymology: Ruritania, an imaginary setting in SE Europe in the novels of Anthony Hope (d. 1933)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

RURITANIAN — adjective Etymology: Ruritania, fictional kingdom in the novel Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by Anthony Hope Date: 1896 of, relating to, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RURITANIAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RURITANIAN — n. of or pertaining to Ruritania; of or pertaining to an imaginary setting used in fairy tales and romantic stories; …
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RURITANIAN — adjective Etymology: Ruritania, fictional kingdom in the novel Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by Anthony Hope Date: 1896 : of, relating …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RURITANIAN — [ ˌrʊərɪ'teɪnɪən ] ■ adjective relating to or characteristic of romantic adventure or its setting. Origin C19: from Ruritania , …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RURITANIAN — [Ru.ri.ta.ni.an] adj [Ruritania, fictional kingdom in the novel Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by Anthony Hope] (1896): of, relating to, or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RURITANIAN — / ˌrʊərɪˈteɪniən; NAmE ˌrʊrəˈt-/ adjective ( especially of stories ) full of romantic adventure ORIGIN: From Ruritania , the name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RURITANIAN — See main entry: ↑ Ruritania
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RURITANIAN — adj. relating to or characteristic of romantic adventure or its setting. [Ruritania, an imaginary setting in SE Europe in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RURITANIAN — adj. relating to or characteristic of romantic adventure or its setting. [ Ruritania, an imaginary setting in SE Europe in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RURITANIAN — прил. а) полный романтических приключений б) опереточный, пародийный a few brief decades of Ruritanian independence before the First World War …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RURITANIAN — прил. а) полный романтических приключений б) опереточный, пародийный a few brief decades of Ruritanian independence before the First World War — короткий период …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RURITANIAN — n. Pronunciation: ' ru ̇ r- ə - ˌ t ā -n ē - ə n, ˌ ru ̇ r- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RURITANIA — — Ruritanian , adj. , n. /roor'i tay"nee euh, roor"i tay'-/ , n. 1. a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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CHURCHILL, SIR WINSTON — born Nov. 30, 1874, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Eng. died Jan. 24, 1965, London Churchill, photographed by Yousuf Karsh, 1941. in …
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RURITANIA — Rur ‧ i ‧ ta ‧ ni ‧ a /ˌrʊ ə rəˈteɪniə, ˌrʊ ə rɪˈteɪniə/ BrE AmE an imaginary small …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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CHANNEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a line/channel of communication (= a way of exchanging information, especially in an organization …
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