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Rand.

The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.

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  1. The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.

    South-Africa
Where this word comes from

From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.

name
  1. A surname.

  2. A diminutive of the male given names Randall and Randolph.

  3. A number of places, other than in South Africa: A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078).

  4. A number of places, other than in South Africa: A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.

  5. A number of places, other than in South Africa: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.

  6. A number of places, other than in South Africa: An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

  7. A number of places, other than in South Africa: A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

Where this word comes from

From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.

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