Rhodes

[ rohdz ]

noun
  1. Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.

  2. James Ford, 1848–1927, U.S. historian.

  1. a Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: the largest of the Dodecanese Islands. 542 sq. mi. (1,404 sq. km).

  2. a seaport on this island.: Italian Rodi. Greek Rhodos.

  3. Colossus of, a huge bronze statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes.

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British Dictionary definitions for Rhodes (1 of 2)

Rhodes1

/ (rəʊdz) /


noun
  1. a Greek island in the SE Aegean Sea, about 16 km (10 miles) off the Turkish coast: the largest of the Dodecanese and the most easterly island in the Aegean. Capital: Rhodes. Pop (municipality): 55 086 (2001). Area: 1400 sq km (540 sq miles)

  2. a port on this island, in the NE: founded in 408 bc; of great commercial and political importance in the 3rd century bc; suffered several earthquakes, notably in 225, when the Colossus was destroyed. Pop: 41 000 (latest est)

  • Ancient Greek name: Rhodos
  • Modern Greek name: Ródhos

British Dictionary definitions for Rhodes (2 of 2)

Rhodes2

/ (rəʊdz) /


noun
  1. Cecil John . 1853–1902, British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa. He made a fortune in diamond and gold mining and, as prime minister of the Cape Colony (1890–96), he helped to extend British territory. He established the annual Rhodes scholarships to Oxford: See Rhodes scholarship

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