Ross or ROSS may refer to:

People

* Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan *

Ross (name) Ross is an English-language name derived from 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 typical family nam ...

, including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning *

Earl of Ross The Earl or Mormaer of Ross was the ruler of the province of Ross in northern Scotland. Origins and transfers In the early Middle Ages, Ross was part of the vast earldom of Moray. It seems to have been made a separate earldom in the mid 12th ...

, a peerage of Scotland

Places

* RoSS, the Republic of

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...

Antarctica

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 vi ...

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 hi ...

Ross Dependency The Ross Dependency is a region of Antarctica defined by a sector originating at the South Pole, passing along longitudes 160° east to 150° west, and terminating at latitude 60° south. It is claimed by New Zealand, a claim accepted only b ...

Australia

Ross, Tasmania Ross is a village in the Midlands of the state of Tasmania in Australia. On the Macquarie River, Ross is located 78 km south of Launceston and 117 km north of Hobart. The town is listed on the Register of the National Estate and is ...

Chile

* Ross Casino, a former casino in 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 constr ...

Ireland

*"Ross", a common nickname for

County Roscommon "Steadfast Irish heart" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Roscommon.svg , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Connacht , subdi ...

* Ross,

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

, a townland in Killursa civil parish, barony of Clare, County Mayo, bordering

Moyne Townland Moyne is a townland in the parish of Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland. It is bordered by Cloghmoyne and Gortbrack townlands to the west, by Toorard, Barnaboy, and Ross, County Mayo to the east. To the south is county Galway. This boundary is ...

* Ross,

County Westmeath "Noble above nobility" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Westmeath.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces o ...

, a townland in

Noughaval Noughaval or Nohoval ( ga, Nuachabháil) is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Name The name of the parish means "new acquisition" or "new settlement". Geography Location The parish lies ...

civil parish, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath * Ross,

County Wexford County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...

* The Diocese of Ross (Ireland), Diocese of Ross in West Cork. The Roman Catholic diocese merged with Cork in 1958 to become the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross, while the Church of Ireland diocese is now part of the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. This area, centered around Rosscarbery, was also the location of the influential School of Ross in the early Irish Catholic Church.

United Kingdom

* Ross, Northumberland, England, a village * Ross, Scottish Borders, a hamlet * Ross-on-Wye, England * Ross, Scotland, a region of Scotland and former earldom * County of Ross, Scotland, also known as ''Ross-shire''

United States

* Ross, Arkansas * Ross, California * Ross, Indiana * Ross, Iowa * Ross, Minnesota * Ross, North Dakota * Ross, Ohio * Ross County, Ohio * Ross, Texas * Ross City, Texas * Ross, Wisconsin (disambiguation) * Ross Township (disambiguation)

New Zealand

* Ross, New Zealand

Space

* Ross (lunar crater) * Ross (Martian crater) * Ross 248, a star * ''ROSS'', Russian Orbital Service Station, a proposed space station

Groups, organizations, companies

Business

* Ross (optics), a London, England-based lens company * Ross Group, a British fish and frozen food company * Ross Laboratories, a former subsidiary of the American Abbott Laboratories pharmaceutical company now known as Abbott Nutrition * Ross Stores, an American department store chain * Ross Technology, an American semiconductor company * Ross Video, a Canadian company that produces video production equipment

Academics

* Ross University School of Medicine, an international medical school in Dominica * Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, an international medical school in St. Kitts * Ross School of Business, part of the University of Michigan

Arts and entertainment

* Ross (play), ''Ross'' (play), a 1960 play by Terence Rattigan * Ross (1978 album), ''Ross'' (1978 album), by Diana Ross * Ross (1983 album), ''Ross'' (1983 album), by Diana Ross * Ross (Low Roar album), ''Ross'' (Low Roar album)

Transportation

Ships

* , the name of several U.S. Navy ships * , a Royal Navy ship * , a radio ship

Land transport

* Ross (bicycles) * Ross (gasoline automobile), produced 1915-1918 * Ross (steam automobile), produced 1906-1909

Other uses

* Ross procedure, a cardiac surgery operation * Ross Mathematics Program, a summer program at Ohio State University * Ross rifle * Ross seal, a species of Antarctican seal * Resource Ordering Status System, a database for fighting wildfires * Retuinskih's System ROSS, a martial system * ROSS Intelligence, a software for a automated legal consulting