Look up: Ruhr

1. Ruhr
   [n] - a tributary of the Rhine 2. [n] - a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
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2. Ruhr
   Ruhr Valley noun a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
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3. Ruhr
   Ruhr River noun a tributary of the Rhine
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4. Ruhr
   river and major industrial region along its course, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. The river, an important tributary of the ... [10 related articles]
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5. ruhr
   
   • a tributary of the Rhine
   • a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
   
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6. Ruhr
   Ruhr (roor) , region, c.1,300 sq mi (3,370 sq km), W Germany; a principal manufacturing center of Germany and formerly known as one of the world's greatest industrial complexes. In the 1980s the coal and steel industries declined, leading to serious unemployment. By the 1990s, more than three fifths...
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7. Ruhr
   River in Germany, length 235 km/146 mi. It rises in the Rothaargebirge Mountains at the eastern boundary of North Rhine-Westphalia, and flows west, past Witten, Essen, and Mülheim, to join the Rhine at Duisburg. The Ruhr Valley, a metropolitan industrial area, produces petrochemicals, cars, iron, and steel at Duisburg and Dortmund;...
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8. Ruhr
   The `Ruhr`, more accurately called `Ruhr district` or `Ruhr region` (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquial Ruhrpott, Kohlenpott, Pott or Revier), is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 4435 km² and a population of some 5.2 million (2009), it ...
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