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| NOUN | 1 | Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes | British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa |
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| 2 | Rhodes, Rodhos | A Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast |
| Sounds | row'dz |
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| Rhymes | crossroads, loads, roads |
| Meaning | 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). |
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| Synonyms | Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes |
| Instance of | colonizer, coloniser; financier, moneyman |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | Rodhos |
| Part of | Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas; Dodecanese, Dhodhekanisos |
| Instance of | Aegean island |
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