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Ruhr

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Ruhr  (rr)
A region of northwest Germany along and north of the Ruhr River, which flows about 233 km (145 mi) westward to the Rhine River near Duisburg. The industrial development of the region began in the 19th century.
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Noun1.RuhrRuhr - a tributary of the Rhine            
Ruhr River
Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
2.Ruhr - a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
Ruhr Valley
Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990


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