See also: rand, RAND, and rând

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Etymology edit

From Afrikaans, from English rand; compare English rand.

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Rand (plural Rand)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)

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the Rand

  1. (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

  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places, other than in South Africa:
    1. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1078).
    2. A small town in Federation council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
    3. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
    4. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
    5. A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

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Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From rand (beach).

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Rand (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. a surname

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German rant, cognate with English rand.

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  • IPA(key): /ʁant/
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • (file)
  • (file)

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Rand m (strong, genitive Randes or Rands, plural Ränder)

  1. edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
  2. ledge, margin
    am Randein the margin
  3. 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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Further reading edit

  • Rand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Rand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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Rand m (plural Renner)

  1. edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)
  2. margin

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old High German rant.

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Rand m (plural Ränner)

  1. edge, border
  2. margin (e.g. of a page)
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind.

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Rand n (plural Ranner, diminutive Rëndchen)

  1. a bovine mammal, for example a cow or ox