Rand

See also: rand, RAND, and rând

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Afrikaans, from English rand; compare English rand.

Proper noun

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.

Proper noun

Rand

1. A surname

Derived terms

• Randian
• Randianism
• Randroid

See also

• rant

Anagrams

• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna

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Estonian

Etymology

From rand (“beach”).

Proper noun

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

1. a surname

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁant/
• Rhymes: -ant

• Audio

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Noun

Rand m (genitive Randes or Rands, plural Ränder)

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

   am Rande ― in 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.

Related terms

• Ackerrand
• Dorfrand
• Feldrand
• Felsrand
• Fensterrand
• Hosenrand
• Kleberand
• Meeresrand
• Randbedingung
• Randgebiet
• Randlage
• Randstreifen
• Randverstärkung
• Randverzierung
• Stadtrand
• Stoffrand
• Teppichrand
• Tischrand
• Uferrand
• Waldrand

 

See also

• Kante

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rant/

Noun

Rand m (plural Renner)

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

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀɑnt/
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Etymology 1

From Old High German rant.

Noun

Rand m (plural Ränner)

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

Synonyms

• (edge): Bord, Kant

Etymology 2

From Old High German rind.

Noun

Rand n (plural Ranner, diminutive Rëndchen)

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