Graustark
noun
a novel (1901) by George Barr McCutcheon about the romantic and melodramatic adventures of military and courtly figures in the fictional kingdom of Graustark.
Graustarkian
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a word derived from
Graustark.
Example Sentences
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The Graustarkian principality of Monaco is, of course, dependent on sponsors of one kind or another, the most influential of whom are the French government and the tourists.
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Would the idea of a national laureate savor too much of those Graustarkian palace uniforms that Richard Nixon once ordered to dress up the White House guards?
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Richard Nixon's Graustarkian palace guard uniforms got him caught on the second point.
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In the course of his six-reel career he frustrates craven intrigues in a turbulent Graustarkian monarchy, out-halfwits his press rival, Paul Kelly, wins the hand of Puppet Princess Helen Mack.
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The Duke, be it said, was an honest fighter and a loyal Graustarkian; he loved his Prince and, therefore, he gloried in his courage.
From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr
