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Definitions for Rand

[1] (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
[2] British Dialect . a strip or long slice. a border or margin.
[3] to provide (footwear) with rands.
[4] a coin and monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 100 cents. Abbreviation : R.
[5] Ayn [ahyn] /aɪn/ , 1905–82, U.S. novelist and essayist, born in Russia.
[6] a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.
[7] Witwatersrand.
[8] the standard monetary unit of the Republic of South Africa, divided into 100 cents
[9] shoemaking a leather strip put in the heel of a shoe before the lifts are put on
[10] dialect a strip or margin; border a strip of cloth; selvage
[11] the Rand short for Witwatersrand
[12] 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

Words nearby Rand

rancho palos verdes, rancid, rancor, rancorous, rancour, rand, rand, ayn, rand, the, randall, randallstown, randan

Origin of Rand

21960–65; < Afrikaans, after The Rand (Witwatersrand), a major gold mining area

Word origin for Rand

Old English; related to Old High German rant border, rim of a shield, Old Norse rönd shield, rim