Ross or ROSS may refer to:

People

* Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, 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 ...

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 ...

* Ross Ice Shelf *

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 ...

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 n ...

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 constru ...

Ireland

*"Ross", a common nickname for County Roscommon * Ross, County Mayo, 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, a townland in Noughaval civil parish, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath * Ross, County Wexford * The 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 The Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, also referred to as the United Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, is a diocese in the Church of Ireland. The diocese is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is the see of the Bishop of Cork, Cloyn ...

. 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 Ross is a hamlet on the coast of the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, south of Burnmouth, in the parish of Ayton, and close to the A1. Ross is one of four small communities, the others being Lower Burnmouth, Partanhall, and Cowdrait. Settl ...

, a hamlet *

Ross-on-Wye Ross-on-Wye ( Welsh: ''Rhosan ar Wy'') is a market town in England, near the border with Wales. It had a population of 10,582 according to the 2011 census, estimated at 11,309 in 2019. It lies in south-eastern Herefordshire, on the River Wye ...

, England * Ross, Scotland, a region of Scotland and former earldom *

County of Ross Ross-shire (; gd, Siorrachd Rois) is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands. The county borders Sutherland to the north and Inverness-shire to the south, as well as having a complex border with Cromartyshire – a county consisting of ...

, 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 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, th ...

Ross, Texas Ross is a rural city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Ross is located at (31.726723, –97.106170). According to the United Stat ...

* Ross City, Texas *

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 Exeter is a town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was ...

* 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 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 2018, Ross operates 1,483 sto ...

, 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 Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) is a private for-profit medical school. Its main campus is located in Barbados, and separate administrative offices are located in Iselin, New Jersey, and Miramar, Florida, in the United States. Prior ...

, an international medical school in Dominica *

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 * Ross School of Business, part of the University of Michigan

Arts and entertainment

* ''Ross'' (play), a 1960 play by Terence Rattigan * ''Ross'' (1978 album), by Diana Ross * ''Ross'' (1983 album), by Diana Ross * ''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 The Ross procedure, also known as pulmonary autograft, is a heart valve replacement operation to treat severe aortic valve disease, such as in children and young adults with a bicuspid aortic valve. It involves removing the diseased aortic valv ...

, a cardiac surgery operation * Ross Mathematics Program, a summer program at Ohio State University * Ross rifle *

Ross seal The Ross seal (''Ommatophoca rossii'') is a true seal (family Phocidae) with a range confined entirely to the pack ice of Antarctica. It is the only species of the genus ''Ommatophoca''. First described during the Ross expedition in 1841, it is ...

, 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