Ross may refer to:
People and fictional characters
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Ross (name)
Ross is an English-language name derived from Goidelic languages, Gaelic, most commonly used in Scotland. It is also the name of a county in the highland area (Ross and Cromarty). It can be used as a given name, typically for males, but is also a ...
, including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning
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Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan
Places
Antarctica
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Ross Sea
The Ross Sea is a deep bay of the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, between Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land and within the Ross Embayment, and is the southernmost sea on Earth. It derives its name from the British explorer James Clark Ross who ...
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Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica (, an area of roughly and about across: about the size of France). It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than long, and between high ...
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Ross Dependency
The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a circular sector, sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160th meridian east, 160° east to 150th meridian west, 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60th para ...
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Ross Island
Ross Island is an island in Antarctica lying on the east side of McMurdo Sound and extending from Cape Bird in the north to Cape Armitage in the south, and a similar distance from Cape Royds in the west to Cape Crozier in the east.
The isl ...
Ireland
*"Ross", a common nickname for
County Roscommon
County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...
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Ross, County Mayo, a townland bordering
Moyne Townland
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Ross, County Westmeath, a townland in
Noughaval civil parish
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Diocese of Ross (Ireland)
The Diocese of Ross was a separate diocese situated in south-west Ireland. Following the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there were two dioceses. In the Church of Ireland, the diocese is now part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. In ...
, West Cork
United Kingdom
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Ross, Northumberland, England, a village
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Ross, Scottish Borders, a hamlet
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Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is a market town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, near the border with Wales. It had a population estimated at 10,978 in 2021. It lies in the south-east of the county, on the River Wye and on the northern edge of the Fore ...
, England
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Ross, Scotland, a region of Scotland and former earldom
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County of Ross, Scotland
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Diocese of Ross (Scotland)
The Diocese of Ross was an ecclesiastical territory or diocese in the Highland region of Scotland during the Middle Ages and Early modern period. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Ross, and the cathedral was, latterly, at Fortrose. The b ...
United States
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Ross, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
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Ross, California
Ross is a small List of municipalities in California, incorporated town in Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Ross is located west-southwest of San Rafael, California, San Rafael, at ...
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Ross, Indiana, an unincorporated community
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Ross, Iowa
Ross is an unincorporated community in Audubon County, Iowa, in the United States.
History
Ross was platted in July 1882, in Leroy Township's Section 4. It was named in honor of a local farmer.
Among the establishments in the community of Ros ...
, an unincorporated community
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Ross, Minnesota
Ross is an unincorporated community in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located northwest of Roseau near the junction of State Highway 89 ( MN 89) and Roseau County Road 10 (350th Street).
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Ross, North Dakota
Ross is a city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 95 at the 2020 census.
History
Ross was founded in 1902. It was the site of one of the oldest mosques in the United States . Established in 1929, the mosque f ...
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Ross, Ohio
Ross is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio, Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio, Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,478 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Ross sits along U.S. Rou ...
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Ross County, Ohio
Ross County is a county in the Appalachian region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 77,093. Its county seat is Chillicothe, the first and third capital of Ohio. Established on August 20, 1798, ...
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Ross, Texas
Ross is a rural city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 245 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total are ...
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Ross City, Texas
Ross City is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, ...
, an unincorporated community
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Ross, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Ross in the U.S. state of Wisconsin may refer to:
* Ross, Wisconsin, a town
* Ross, Vernon County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
* Ross Crossing, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
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Ross Township (disambiguation) Ross Township may refer to:
Illinois
* Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois
* Ross Township, Pike County, Illinois
* Ross Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Indiana
* Ross Township, Clinton County, Indiana
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Ross Peak
Ross Peak is a mountain summit in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
Description
Ross Peak is the fourth-highest peak in the Bridger Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. The peak is situated north of Bozeman in the Gall ...
, a mountain in Montana
Elsewhere
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Ross, Tasmania, Australia
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Ross, New Zealand
Ross is a small town located in the Westland District on the West Coast Region, West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, south-west of Hokitika and north-east of Hari Hari by road.
History
Ross was established in the 1860s, during the West ...
* RoSS, the Republic of
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
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Ross River (Queensland), the main river that flows through Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Ross River (Eastmain River), a tributary of the
Eastmain River
The Eastmain River, formerly written East Main, is a river in west central Quebec. It rises in central Quebec and flows west to James Bay, draining an area of . The First Nations Cree village of Eastmain is located beside the mouth.
Name
Eastm ...
in Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada
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Ross River (Yukon), Canada, one of the main tributaries of the Pelly River
Space
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Ross (lunar crater)
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Ross (Martian crater)
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Ross 248, a star
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Russian Orbital Service Station
The Russian Orbital Service Station (, ''Rossiyskaya orbital'naya stantsiya'') (ROS, ) is a proposed Russian orbital space station scheduled to begin construction in 2027. Initially an evolution of the Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment ...
, a proposed space station
Business
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Ross (optics), a London, England-based lens company
* Ross Casino, Pichilemu, Chile; now the
Agustín Ross Cultural Centre
Agustín Ross Cultural Centre (Spanish, '' Centro Cultural Agustín Ross''), previously known as Casino Ross (''Ross Casino''), is the cultural center of the city of Pichilemu in Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile. It was constru ...
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Ross Group
The Ross Group was a British food company founded in Grimsby, England in 1920.
The Ross brand remains prominent in the retail frozen fish market. David Ross, the co-founder and significant shareholder in mobile telephone retailer The Carpho ...
, a British fish and frozen food company
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Ross Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, in the United States. The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate k ...
, a former subsidiary of the American Abbott Laboratories pharmaceutical company now known as Abbott Nutrition
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Ross Stores
Ross Stores, Inc., operating under the brand name Ross Dress for Less, is an American chain of discount department stores headquartered in Dublin, California. It is the largest off-price retailer in the U.S.; as of July 2024, Ross operates 1, ...
, an American department store chain
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Ross Technology, an American semiconductor company
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Ross Video, a Canadian company that produces video production equipment
Schools
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Ross School of Business
The University of Michigan Ross School of Business (branded as Michigan Ross) is the business school of the University of Michigan, a Public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The school was originally established ...
, part of the University of Michigan
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Ross University School of Medicine, an international medical school in Dominica
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Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), founded in 1982, is a university offering the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. As of 2014, RUSVM began offering Master of Science and PhD degrees in public health, global animal health, ...
, an international medical school in St. Kitts
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School of Ross, a monastic institution in County Cork, Ireland
Arts and entertainment
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''Ross'' (play), a 1960 play by Terence Rattigan
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''Ross'' (1978 album), by Diana Ross
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''Ross'' (1983 album), by Diana Ross
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''Ross'' (Low Roar album)
Ships
* , several U.S. Navy ships
* , a Royal Navy minesweeper
Transportation
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Ross (bicycles)
Ross Bicycles Inc. manufactured over 15 million bicycles under the Ross brand between 1946 and 1988. The company began in Williamsburg, New York, United States, later moving its headquarters and manufacturing to Rockaway Beach, Queens. The hea ...
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Ross (gasoline automobile), produced 1915-1918
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Ross (steam automobile), produced 1906-1909
Other uses
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Earl of Ross
The Earl or Mormaer of Ross was the ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland, as well as chief of Clan Ross.
Origins and transfers
In the early Middle Ages, Ross was part of the vast earldom of Moray. It seems to have been made ...
, a peerage of Scotland
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Ross Mathematics Program, a summer program at Ohio State University
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Ross rifle
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Resource Ordering Status System, a database for fighting wildfires
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Retuinskih's System ROSS, a martial system
See also
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Ross Bridge (disambiguation)
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Ross Island (disambiguation)
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Fort Ross (disambiguation)
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Ross procedure, a cardiac surgery operation
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Ross seal, a species of Antarctic seal
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Rosse (disambiguation)
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Rossi (disambiguation)
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Ros (disambiguation)
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