Ruhr River — noun a tributary of the Rhine • Syn: ↑Ruhr • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑Germany, ↑Federal Republic of Germany, ↑Deutschland, ↑FRG … Useful english dictionary
Ruhr — /roor/, n. 1. a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 mi. (232 km) long. 2. a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River. * * * ▪ river and region, Germany river and major industrial region… … Universalium
Ruhr — noun 1. a tributary of the Rhine • Syn: ↑Ruhr River • Instance Hypernyms: ↑river • Part Holonyms: ↑Germany, ↑Federal Republic of Germany, ↑Deutschland, ↑FRG … Useful english dictionary
Ruhr Occupation — (Ruhrkampf) Germany s Ruhr district takes its name from the Ruhr River. Flowing west for 145 miles through Westphalia (in the Weimar era the district comprised parts of Prussia s* Rhine Province and Westphalia), the river passes Essen and… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Ruhr — n. river in western Germany; industrial region in the Ruhr River valley in western Germany … English contemporary dictionary
Ruhr — [[t]rʊər[/t]] n. 1) geg a river in W Germany, flowing NW and W into the Rhine. 144 mi. (232 km) long 2) geg a mining and industrial region centered in the valley of the Ruhr River … From formal English to slang
Ruhr — /rʊə/ (say roouh) noun 1. a river in western Germany (formerly in West Germany), flowing into the Rhine. 232 km. 2. an important mining and industrial region in and around the Ruhr river valley …
Ruhr occupation — (1923–25) Occupation of the industrial Ruhr River valley region in Germany by French and Belgian troops. The action was provoked by German deficiencies in the coal and coke deliveries to France required by the reparations agreement after World… … Universalium
Ruhr Valley — noun a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany • Syn: ↑Ruhr • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary