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RHODES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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:
Rhodes; Rodhos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Aegean island (an island in the Aegean Sea)
Holonyms ("Rhodes" is a part of...):
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Dhodhekanisos; Dodecanese (a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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; Rhodes
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
coloniser; colonizer (someone who helps to found a colony)
financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)
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