Noun
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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
- rodhos -
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)
- cecil rhodes - cecil j. rhodes - cecil john rhodes