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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856);
[syn: Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross]

2. British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862);
[syn: Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross]

3. British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932);
[syn: Ross, Sir Ronald Ross]

4. a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977);
[syn: Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross]

5. American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836);
[syn: Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ross \Ross\; 115), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ross \Ross\, v. t. To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ross n 1: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) [syn: Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross] 2: British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [syn: Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross] 3: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) [syn: Ross, Sir Ronald Ross] 4: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) [syn: Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross] 5: American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn: Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Ross -- U.S. County in Ohio Population (2000): 73345 Housing Units (2000): 29461 Land area (2000): 688.414519 sq. miles (1782.985342 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.546070 sq. miles (11.774268 sq. km) Total area (2000): 692.960589 sq. miles (1794.759610 sq. km) Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 39.341461 N, 83.027332 W Headwords: Ross Ross, OH Ross County Ross County, OH
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Ross, CA -- U.S. town in California Population (2000): 2329 Housing Units (2000): 805 Land area (2000): 1.593517 sq. miles (4.127191 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.593517 sq. miles (4.127191 sq. km) FIPS code: 62980 Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06 Location: 37.962673 N, 122.558090 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Ross, CA Ross
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Ross, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 48 Housing Units (2000): 29 Land area (2000): 0.282962 sq. miles (0.732867 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.282962 sq. miles (0.732867 sq. km) FIPS code: 68540 Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38 Location: 48.313105 N, 102.543263 W ZIP Codes (1990): 58776 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Ross, ND Ross
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Ross, OH -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio Population (2000): 1971 Housing Units (2000): 753 Land area (2000): 1.695112 sq. miles (4.390320 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.021339 sq. miles (0.055268 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.716451 sq. miles (4.445588 sq. km) FIPS code: 68602 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 39.313606 N, 84.644899 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Ross, OH Ross
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Ross, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 228 Housing Units (2000): 93 Land area (2000): 1.743692 sq. miles (4.516142 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.743692 sq. miles (4.516142 sq. km) FIPS code: 63380 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 31.726723 N, 97.106170 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Ross, TX Ross