rand

Noun

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

• United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)

• the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Witwatersrand , Rand , Reef , Ayn Rand