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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:

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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