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Witwatersrand

Witwatersrand

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A rocky area in northeastern South Africa rich in gold, coal, and other minerals
  • proper noun
: Witwatersrand
  • The Witwatersrand region is famous for its abundance of gold and mineral resources.
  • University of Witwatersrand
  • Witwatersrand in Johannesburg
  • Witwatersrand in South Africa

Examples

  • Northwest of the gallery is the Gertrude Posel Gallery at the University of the Witwatersrand.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Beth Goldblatt and Sheila Meintjes, scholars at the Gender Research Project at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, are two such critics.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The Standard Bank Collection of African Art, University of the Witwatersrand Art Galleries.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The Standard Bank Collection of African Art, University of the Witwatersrand Art Galleries, Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The arrest of Mcebo Dlamini, a former student council president at the University of the Witwatersrand, followed recent ...

    Academic text (2016)
  • The council at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg said on Twitter that Shaeera Kalla, a former council head, was being treated ...

    Academic text (2016)
  • Pitika Ntuli, the first black lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, chaired some of the panels.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Most of the ANC's supporters, for example, are Xhosas from the Transkei and the urban townships of the Witwatersrand.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Working with captive lesser galagos in South Africa, Annette Andersson of the Department of Psychology, Witwatersrand University, was the first to recognize specific calls.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The authors acknowledge the contributions of the Outbreak Response Unit, Special Pathogens Unit, and SA-FELTP, NICDNHLS; School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand; South Africa Department of Health; and South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

Rand
vsWitwatersrand
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A rocky region in northeastern South Africa rich in gold and other minerals

uses the broader regional name rather than the provincial term

Surface Forms

Etymology

Witwatersrand comes from Afrikaans/Dutch parts wit 'white', waters 'waters', and rand 'ridge', so it means 'ridge of white waters'. That's why the name fits the long rocky ridge near Johannesburg where streams run and where gold and other minerals were found, and why Witwatersrand now refers to that rich mining region.