English
Detailed Synonyms for Rhodes in English
Rhodes:
Rhodes [the ~] nom
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the 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 1 -
the Rhodes
– 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 1the Cecil Rhodes; the Cecil J. Rhodes; the Rhodes; the Cecil John Rhodes– 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 1