Ruhr
Americannoun
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a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 miles (232 km) long.
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a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River.
noun
Example Sentences
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Berlin, Hamburg and the Ruhr region are also developing bids, with referenda to be held in 2026.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
This refractory metal-based material, in whose discovery Dr. Alexander Kauffmann, now professor at the Ruhr University Bochum, played a major role, exhibits properties never seen before.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2025
More than 75,000 filled Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 11; 44,500 were in Frankfurt on June 18; and another 51,000 watched his concert in the faded Ruhr River industrial town of Gelsenkirchen on June 27.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Touch can benefit physical and mental health, according to a paper by Danish neuroscientist Dr Julian Packheiser and his colleagues from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
From BBC ● May 10, 2025
During that time, the Saar and Silesia were taken, the Ruhr was encircled by American troops, and another bridgehead was formed across the Rhine by soldiers of General Patton’s army.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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