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Witwatersrand

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Wit·wa·ters·rand  (wt-wôtrz-rnd, -ränd, -wtrz-) Often called Rand (rnd)
A region of northeast South Africa between the Vaal River and Johannesburg. It has been one of the richest gold-mining areas in the world since the discovery of gold in 1886.
Witwatersrand [wɪtˈwɔːtəzˌrænd (Afrikaans) vətˈvɑːtərsˈrant]
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(Placename) a rocky ridge in NE South Africa: contains the richest gold deposits in the world, also coal and manganese; chief industrial centre is Johannesburg. Height: 1500-1800 m (5000-6000 ft.) Also called the Rand the Reef
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Noun1.Witwatersrand - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
Reef, Rand
Transvaal - a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
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