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Ruhr

  [roor]
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–noun
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.
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Ruhr   (rŏŏr)   
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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Ruhr

river and major industrial region along its course, North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. The river, an important tributary of the lower Rhine, rises on the north side of Winterberg and flows 146 mi (235 km) west past Witten (the head of navigation), Essen, and Mulheim to enter the Rhine at Duisburg. The Ruhr functions chiefly as a supplier of water and is dammed in many places to form lakes and reservoirs. Nearby canals carry the bulk of the water traffic. Its chief affluents are the Mohne (right) and Lenne (left)

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