Witwatersrand
geographical name
Wit·wa·ters·rand
| \ ˈwit-ˌwȯ-tərz-ˌrand
, -ˌwä-, -ˌränd, -ˌränt\
, -ˌwä-, -ˌränd, -ˌränt\
Definition of Witwatersrand
ridge of gold-bearing rock 62 miles (100 kilometers) long and 23 miles (37 kilometers) wide in Gauteng and North West provinces, in the northeast central part of the Republic of South Africa