About The Word Rand
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What's The Definition Of Rand?
[n] a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
[n] United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [n] the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents Synonyms | Synonyms for Rand: Ayn Rand | Reef | Witwatersrand Related Terms | Find terms related to Rand: See Also | author | cent | part | region | South African monetary unit | Transvaal | writer Rand In Webster's Dictionary \Rand\, n. [D.] (D. pron. ?)
Rim; egde; border. [South Africa]
{The Rand}, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about
thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated;
also, the gold-mining district including this ridge.
\Rand\, n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. r["o]nd, and probably to E. rind.] 1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. --Beau. & Fl. 3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel. \Rand\, v. i. [See {Rant}.] To rant; to storm. [Obs.] I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. --J. Webster. |
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