WITWATERSRAND

Meaning of WITWATERSRAND in English

Witwatersrand BrE AmE wɪt ˈwɔːt əz rænd ˌ•-, -ˈwɑːt-, -rɑːnd, -rɒnt, -rɑːnt, ˌ•ˌ••ˈ•, ˈ•••• AmE ˈwɪt wɔːt̬ ə rz- ˈ•wɑːt̬- —Afrikaans [ ˌvit ˌvɑt əɾs ˈɾɑnt \]

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WITWATERSRAND — geographical name ridge of gold-bearing rock 62 miles (100 kilometers ) long & 23 miles (37 kilometers ) wide NE …
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WITWATERSRAND — /wit"waw'teuhrz rand', -wot'euhrz-/ , n. a rocky ridge in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg. Also …
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WITWATERSRAND — geographical name ridge of gold-bearing rock 62 miles (100 kilometers ) long & 23 miles (37 kilometers ) wide NE …
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WITWATERSRAND — also called The Rand, ridge of gold-bearing rock mostly in Gauteng province, South Africa. Its name means ridge of white …
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WITWATERSRAND — Витватерсранд
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WITWATERSRAND — возв. Витватерсранд
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WITWATERSRAND — (n) Витватерсранд
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WITWATERSRAND — возв. Витватерсранд
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WITWATERSRAND — Pronunciation: ' wit- ˌ wo ̇ -t ə rz- ˌ rand, - ˌ wä-, - ˌ ränd, - ˌ ränt …
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PRETORIA-WITWATERSRAND-VEREENIGING — geographical name see: Gauteng
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRETORIA- WITWATERSRAND-VEREENIGING — geographical name see: Gauteng
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WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM — major division of Precambrian rocks in South Africa (the Precambrian began about 3.8 billion years ago and ended 540 million …
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RAND — I. biographical name 1905-1982 American (Russian-born) writer, II. geographical name Witwatersrand
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GAUTENG — or formerly Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging geographical name province central NE Republic of South Africa area 7262 square miles (18,810 square kilometers ), …
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BRAKPAN — geographical name city NE Republic of South Africa in Gauteng on the Witwatersrand S of Johannesburg population 85,044
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BENONI — geographical name city NE Republic of South Africa in Gauteng on the Witwatersrand E of Johannesburg population 151,294
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SUZMAN, HELEN — orig. Helen Gavronsky born Nov. 7, 1917, Germiston, S.Af. South African legislator. Born in the Transvaal to Lithuanian immigrants, she …
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MANDELA, NELSON — born July 18, 1918, Umtata, Cape of Good Hope, S.Af. South African black nationalist leader and statesman. The son of …
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LIMPOPO RIVER — River, South Africa. Rising as the Crocodile (Krokodil) River in the Witwatersrand, South Africa, it flows northeast along the border …
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JOHANNESBURG — City (pop., 1996: metro. area, 1,480,530), northeastern South Africa. One of the country's largest cities, it lies on the southern …
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GOLD RUSH — rapid influx of fortune seekers to the site of newly discovered gold deposits. Major gold rushes occurred in the United …
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VILAKAZI, BENEDICT WALLET — born Jan. 6, 1906, Groutville, Natal [now in South Africa] died Oct. 26, 1947, Johannesburg, S.Af. Zulu poet, novelist, and …
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TRANSVAAL — former province of South Africa. It occupied the northeastern part of the country. The Limpopo River marked its border with …
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SOUTH AFRICA, HISTORY OF
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ROODEPOORT — city, Gauteng province, South Africa. It lies immediately west of Johannesburg in the Witwatersrand. The first discovery of gold in …
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PRECAMBRIAN TIME — period of time that extends from a little more than 3.9 billion years ago, which is the approximate age of …
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JOHANNESBURG — city, Gauteng province, South Africa. It is the country's chief industrial and financial metropolis. One of the youngest of the …
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GAUTENG — province, northeastern South Africa. It consists of the cities of Pretoria, Johannesburg, Germiston, and Vereeniging and their surrounding metropolitan areas …
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BRAKPAN — town, Gauteng province, South Africa, east of Johannesburg. It is part of the mining and industrial complex of the East …
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BOPHUTHATSWANA — former republic (though never internationally recognized as such) that was the legally designated homeland for the Republic of South Africa's …
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AFRICAGEOLOGIC HISTORY
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JOHANNESBURG — n. City (pop., 1996: metro. area, 1,480,530), northeastern South Africa. One of the country's largest cities, it lies on the …
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