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Ruritania

1. an imaginary kingdom of central Europe: setting of several novels by Anthony Hope, esp The Prisoner of Zenda (1894)

2. any setting of adventure, romance, and intrigue

Ruritania

imaginary pre-WWI kingdom, rife with political machinations. [Br. Lit.: Prisoner of Zenda]

See : Intrigue

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