Witwatersrand

geographical name Wit·wa·ters·rand \ˈwit-ˌwȯ-tərz-ˌrand, -ˌwä-, -ˌränd, -ˌränt\

Definition of WITWATERSRAND

ridge of gold-bearing rock 62 miles (100 kilometers) long & 23 miles (37 kilometers) wide NE Republic of South Africa in Gauteng and North West provinces

Rhymes with WITWATERSRAND

adrenal gland, analysand, back of one's hand, Bechuanaland, cloud-cuckoo-land, digestive gland, endocrine gland, fantasyland, Franz Josef Land, head-in-the-sand, mammary gland, misunderstand, multiplicand, pineal gland, Somaliland, Sudetenland, to beat the band, vacationland, videoland

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