RUHR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ruhr mean? 

• RUHR (noun)
  The noun RUHR has 2 senses:

1. a tributary of the Rhine

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

  Familiarity information: RUHR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUHR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tributary of the Rhine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Ruhr; Ruhr River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Ruhr" is a part of...):

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Ruhr; Ruhr Valley

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Ruhr" is a part of...):

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)