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English noun: Rhodes | |||
| 1. | 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes | ||
| Instance hypernym | coloniser, colonizer, financier, moneyman | ||
| 2. | Rhodes (location) 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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | Aegean island | ||
| Part meronym | Dhodhekanisos, Dodecanese, Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic | ||
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