Definitions for Ruhr
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruhr, Ruhr Rivernoun

   a tributary of the Rhine

2. Ruhr, Ruhr Valleynoun

   a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruhrnoun

   A branch of the river Rhine and its basin.

2. Ruhrnoun

   an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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1. Ruhr

   The Ruhr ( ROOR; German: Ruhrgebiet [ˈʁuːɐ̯ɡəˌbiːt] (listen), also Ruhrpott [ˈʁuːɐ̯pɔt]), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km2 and a population of over 5 million (2017), it is the largest urban area in Germany. It consists of several large cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. In the southwest it borders the Bergisches Land. It is considered part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 10 million people, which is the third largest in Europe, behind only London and Paris. The Ruhr cities are, from west to east: Duisburg, Oberhausen, Bottrop, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Bochum, Herne, Hagen, Dortmund, Lünen, Bergkamen, Hamm, Castrop-Rauxel and the districts of Wesel, Recklinghausen, Unna and Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. The most populous cities are Dortmund (with a population of approximately 588,000), Essen (about 583,000) and Duisburg (about 497,000). In the Middle Ages, the Hellweg was an important trade route from the region of the Lower Rhine to the mountains of the Teutoburg Forest. The most important towns of the region from Duisburg to the imperial city of Dortmund were concentrated along the Hellweg from the Rhineland to Westphalia. Since the 19th century, these cities have grown together into a large complex with a vast industrial landscape, inhabited by some 7.3 million people (including Düsseldorf and Wuppertal, large cities that are nearby but officially not part of the Ruhr area). The Ruhr area has no administrative centre; each city in the area has its own administration, although there exists the supracommunal "Regionalverband Ruhr" institution in Essen. For 2010, the Ruhr region was one of the European Capitals of Culture.

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1. ruhr

   Ruhr is a region in northwestern Germany that is known as one of Europe's largest industrial areas, home to numerous factories, coal mines, and steel mills. It's named after the Ruhr River, which runs through the area. The cities of Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg, and Bochum are all located in the Ruhr region. During the 19th and 20th centuries, it was a major center of Germany's economy, but in recent decades, it has been transitioning from heavy industry to a more diversified economy, with a focus on services, technology, and education.

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1. Ruhr

   The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany, a right tributary of the Rhine.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ruhr

   an affluent of the Rhine, which joins it at Ruhrort after a course of 142 m.; navigable to craft conveying the product of the coal-mines to the Rhine.

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1. RUHR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ruhr is ranked #80131 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ruhr surname appeared 237 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ruhr.
   
   94.5% or 224 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Germany
   • Geographical Area
   • River

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1763","1"],["1780","1"],["1802","2"],["1828","1"],["1839","1"],["1845","1"],["1850","1"],["1853","1"],["1859","1"],["1865","1"],["1870","2"],["1872","2"],["1879","1"],["1881","1"],["1882","1"],["1884","2"],["1886","1"],["1888","1"],["1889","2"],["1897","1"],["1908","1"],["1910","3"],["1911","2"],["1913","1"],["1919","1"],["1920","1"],["1929","1"],["1930","1"],["1932","1"],["1933","1"],["1934","2"],["1935","3"],["1936","1"],["1938","1"],["1939","2"],["1940","1"],["1942","1"],["1944","2"],["1947","2"],["1948","2"],["1949","1"],["1950","3"],["1951","3"],["1952","3"],["1953","1"],["1954","1"],["1955","2"],["1956","2"],["1957","2"],["1958","2"],["1959","1"],["1960","2"],["1961","6"],["1962","4"],["1963","1"],["1964","4"],["1965","9"],["1966","15"],["1967","2"],["1968","3"],["1969","1"],["1970","6"],["1971","3"],["1972","4"],["1973","5"],["1974","1"],["1975","15"],["1976","5"],["1977","2"],["1978","10"],["1979","7"],["1980","1"],["1981","2"],["1982","4"],["1983","5"],["1984","5"],["1985","5"],["1986","4"],["1987","4"],["1988","26"],["1989","24"],["1990","2"],["1991","14"],["1992","4"],["1993","7"],["1994","18"],["1995","13"],["1996","13"],["1997","31"],["1998","21"],["1999","26"],["2000","34"],["2001","36"],["2002","45"],["2003","43"],["2004","57"],["2005","39"],["2006","50"],["2007","23"],["2008","26"]]

How to pronounce Ruhr?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Ruhr in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ruhr in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ruhr in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ruhr
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ruhr
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ruhr
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Ruhr
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Ruhr