Ruhr

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /rʊə/, German: /ruːr/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rŏŏr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ruhr  (rŏŏr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 mi. (232 km) long.
  2. Place Namesa mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ruhr /rʊə; German: ruːr/ n
  1. the chief coalmining and industrial region of Germany: in North Rhine-Westphalia around the valley of the River Ruhr (a tributary of the Rhine 235 km (146 miles) long)German name: Ruhrgebiet /ˈruːrɡəˌbiːt/
'Ruhr' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bottrop - Duisburg - Düsseldorf - Essen - Gibson - Herne - Mülheim an der Ruhr - Oberhausen - Recklinghausen - Wallis - Gelsenkirchen - Remscheid - Wanne-Eickel - Wuppertal - Solingen

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