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rhodes meaning and definition
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Definition of Rhodes (noun)
- 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
- 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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet