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Witwatersrand

wit·wa·ters·rand

US/ˈwɪˌtwɔtɜrsrænd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

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From Afrikaans wit waters rand (“ridge of white waters”).

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