ALL meanings of rhodes
Rhodes
R r - noun rhodes Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa. 1
- noun rhodes James Ford, 1848–1927, U.S. historian. 1
- noun rhodes a Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: the largest of the Dodecanese Islands. 542 sq. mi. (1404 sq. km). 1
- noun rhodes a seaport on this island. Greek Rhodos. 1
- noun rhodes Colossus of, a huge bronze statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes. 1
- noun rhodes 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) 0
- noun rhodes 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) 0
- noun rhodes 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 0
- noun rhodes Cecil John1853-1902; Brit. financier & colonial administrator in South Africa 0
- noun rhodes largest island of the Dodecanese, in the Aegean: 545 sq mi (1,412 sq km) 0
- noun rhodes seaport on this island: pop. 40,000 0