Witwatersrand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/wɪtˈwɔːtəzˌrænd/, /vətˈvɑːtərsˈrant/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wit′wô′tərz rand′, -wot′ərz-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Wit•wa•ters•rand  (wit′wô′tərz rand′, -wot′ərz-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg. Also called The Rand. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Witwatersrand / wɪtˈwɔːtəzˌrænd vətˈvɑːtərsˈrant/
  1. 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
'Witwatersrand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Germiston - Johannesburg - Krugersdorp - Rand - Reef - Roodepoort - Wits - rand

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