CECIL RHODES

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 I. (noun) 

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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:

Nouns denoting people

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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