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English noun: Cecil John Rhodes

1. Cecil John Rhodes (person) 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)


SynonymsCecil J. Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Rhodes


Instance hypernymcoloniser, colonizer, financier, moneyman









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