Rhodian

[ roh-dee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the island Rhodes.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.

Rhodian

/ ˈrəʊdɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the island of Rhodes

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Rhodes

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rhodian¹

First recorded in 1585–95; Rhod(es) + -ian

Example Sentences

Philip gave Heracleides a kind of problem to work out,—how to circumvent and destroy the Rhodian fleet.

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Of the Rhodian fleet two quinqueremes and a trireme were destroyed, but no ship was taken.

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Meanwhile the Athenian and Rhodian envoys got hold of the consul and tried by ingenious arguments to mollify his anger.

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The Rhodian envoys, however, were much gratified by the spirit shown by the Senate, and said that they would ask nothing more.

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A peristyle that has one such higher colonnade is called a Rhodian peristyle.

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