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Ruhr
  1. a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
  2. a tributary of the Rhine
Ruhr Valley
  1. a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
Republic Of Ecuador
  1. a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
Republic Of Fiji
  1. an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
Republic Of Finland
  1. republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
Rhodes
  1. a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes
  2. British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
Rodhos
  1. a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes
Roman Republic
  1. the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
Roman Empire
  1. an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
Roma
  1. capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
  2. a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)