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Rhodes

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Rhodes

1
 n
a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes
2
 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)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Rhodes
1

n a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes

Synonyms:
Rodhos
Example of:
Aegean island
an island in the Aegean Sea
2

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, Cecil 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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