Witwatersrand

[ wit-waw-terz-rand, -wot-erz- ]

noun

1. a rocky ridge in southern Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg.

Witwatersrand

/ vətˈvɑːtərsˈrant; wɪtˈwɔːtəzˌrænd /

noun

1. a rocky ridge in NE South Africa: contains the richest gold deposits in the world, also coal and manganese; chief industrial centre is Johannesburg. Height: 1500–1800 m (5000–6000 ft) Also calledthe Randthe Reef

Example Sentences

In high school, he saw a magazine article about a game design course opening at the local University of the Witwatersrand.

From BBC

“I think all of us can agree it's about time we have change,” says Lerato Setsiba, a computer science student at Johannesburg’s University of Witwatersrand.

From BBC

It was only a casual net while studying a sports psychology degree at the University of the Witwatersrand that set him on a new course.

From BBC

Mr Lani says he received a medical degree from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

From BBC

Smit is now based at the University of the Witwatersrand where she is part of a team developing a new isotope lab and methodologies so that diamond inclusion analyses can ultimately be conducted at Wits.

From Science Daily