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Meaning of word rhodes from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
rhodes noun
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).
Synonyms : cecil j. rhodes, cecil john rhodes, cecil rhodes
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.
Synonyms : rodhos
