Rand

/rænd/
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Other forms: Rands

Definitions of Rand
  1. noun
    a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
    synonyms: Reef, Witwatersrand
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    part, region
    the extended spatial location of something
  2. noun
    United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
    synonyms: Ayn Rand
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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