Ruhr

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Ruhr

/ɹʊɚ/ US
/ɹɝ/ US
/ɹʊə/ UK

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From German Ruhr.

proper noun

A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin.
An urban area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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name A branch of the river Rhine and its basin

中文	鲁尔河
हिन्दी	रूर rūr
Deutsch	Ruhr
العربية	رُورْ rūr

name (The Ruhr) An urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

中文	鲁尔区 Lǔ'ěr
Deutsch	Ruhrgebiet
العربية	حَوْض الرُّور ḥawḍ ar-rūr

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@misc{ruhr_2026,
  title = {Ruhr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruhr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}