Ruritania

[ roor-i-tey-nee-uh, roor-i-tey- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
Facetious. any small, little-known country or region considered remote, backward, or exotic.

Ruritania

/ ˌrʊərɪˈteɪnɪə; -njə /

an imaginary kingdom of central Europe: setting of several novels by English novelist Anthony Hope (1863–1933), esp The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)
any setting of adventure, romance, and intrigue

After the fictional Central European kingdom in the novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) by A. Hope

It was, considering everything, a rotten thing for Ruritania to do.

With the King on one side and the duke on the other, Zenda felt itself the centre of all Ruritania.

What are the feelings of the captain of a Ruritania when he goes to the yards to take over a War Whistler?

Michael was dead, the Princess her cousin's wife, the story in safe keeping, and Mr. Rassendyll's face seen no more in Ruritania.

Sapt was not guilty of it, but his disappointment was bitter that all our efforts had secured no better ruler for Ruritania.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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