Rhodes
Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
James Ford, 1848–1927, U.S. historian.
- Compare Seven Wonders of the World.
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How to use Rhodes in a sentence
In the fall, I received a Rhodes Scholarship—I approached arrogance.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson | Cory Booker | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThink of him as a kind of Cecil Rhodes in a loincloth and with bulging muscles.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World? | Ted Gioia | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen you left the piano for the Fender Rhodes and various synthesizers and came back to it, did it affect the way you play piano?
Sailed off to Stanford, then Oxford—as a Rhodes Scholar—then Yale Law.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBen Rhodes, deputy national security adviser, claims democracy transitions in Indonesia and Tunisia as Obama successes.
The rowers, magnificently apparelled, and the crew were under the command of a prior of the order of the Knights of Rhodes.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacCaria115 begins on the sea-coast opposite to Rhodes, and ends at Poseidium,116 belonging to the Milesians.
So home, and late reading "The Siege of Rhodes" to my wife, and then to bed, my head being in great pain and my palate still down.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysSeñor Rhodes will be pleased to unfasten those heavy chains to oblige the lady.
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis RyanKit Rhodes decided Marto was entirely correct as to the inspiration back of that anthem.
The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
British Dictionary definitions for Rhodes (1 of 2)
/ (rəʊdz) /
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)
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)
/ (rəʊdz) /
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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