Rand
WordNet
noun
(1) A rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
(2) United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
(3) The basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from ; compare .
Proper noun
- 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.
Noun
Rand m (plural Ränder)