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| has gloss | (noun) an imaginary kingdom in central Europe; often used as a scene for intrigue and romance Ruritania |
| has gloss | eng: Ruritania is a fictional country in central Europe which forms the setting for three books by Anthony Hope: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), The Heart of Princess Osra (1896), and Rupert of Hentzau (1898). The kingdom is also the setting for sequels and variations by other writers. (See here for homages.) It lent its name to a genre of adventure stories known as Ruritanian romances, and is used in academe to refer to a hypothetical country. |
| lexicalization | eng: Ruritania |
| subclass of | (noun) a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings mythical place, imaginary place, fictitious place |
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| has gloss | deu: Ruritanien ist ein fiktives Königreich in Mitteleuropa. |
| lexicalization | deu: Ruritanien |
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| has gloss | heb: רוריטניה היא מדינה בדיונית במרכז אירופה המופיעה בשלושה מספריו של הסופר האנגלי אנתוני הופ, שהידוע מביניהם הוא "השבוי מזנדה" אשר התפרסם בשנת 1896 (השניים האחרים הם "ליבה של הנסיכה אוסרה" משנת 1897, ו"רופרט מהנזאו" משנת 1898). |
| lexicalization | heb: רוריטניה |
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| similar | e/Ruritania |
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