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Witwatersrand

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Noun

1. rand, reef, witwatersrand

a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

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Witwatersrand

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noun
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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Witwatersrand

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region in South Africa, between the Vaal River & Johannesburg, consisting of ranges of hills that contain rich gold fields

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Witwatersrand

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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 there in 1886.

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