Rhodes

/roʊdz/

Other forms: Rhodeses

Definitions of Rhodes

1. noun

   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

   example of:

   Aegean island

   an island in the Aegean Sea
2. noun

   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

   example of:

   coloniser, colonizer

   someone who helps to found a colony

   financier, moneyman

   a person skilled in large scale financial transactions