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Cecil Rhodes

DEFINITIONS OF: Cecil Rhodes

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n British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)

Synonyms:
Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes, Rhodes
Example of:
coloniser, colonizer
someone who helps to found a colony
financier, moneyman
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
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