Rand
English edit
Etymology edit
From Afrikaans, from English rand; compare English rand.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun edit
Rand (plural Rand)
- Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)
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the Rand
- (South Africa) The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.
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Rand
- A surname.
- A number of places, other than in South Africa:
- A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078).
- A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
- A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
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Rand (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a surname
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German rant, cognate with English rand.
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Rand m (strong, genitive Randes or Rands, plural Ränder)
- edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
- ledge, margin
- am Rande ― in the margin
- skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a vessel)
- In der Flasche hat sich ein Rand gebildet.
- A skin has formed in the bottle.
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Declension of Rand [masculine, strong]
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Rand m (plural Renner)
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Etymology 1 edit
From Old High German rant.
Noun edit
Rand m (plural Ränner)
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind.