Rhodes

American  

[rohdz] / roʊdz /

noun

1. Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.

2. James Ford, 1848–1927, U.S. historian.

3. a Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: the largest of the Dodecanese Islands. 542 sq. mi. (1,404 sq. km).

4. Greek Rhodos. Italian Rodi. a seaport on this island.

5. Colossus of, a huge bronze statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes.

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Rhodes ¹ British  

/ rəʊdz /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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)

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Rhodes ² British  

/ rəʊdz /

noun

1. 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 See Rhodes scholarship

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Rhodes

Euripides was not concerned with the details of Medea’s early life, but they were brought to light in the “Argonautica,” a fanciful epic written by Apollonius of Rhodes in the third century B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Ben Rhodes was like, ‘This is a good thing to do.’

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

After Helene, Diana Rhodes left her job as an online-retail consultant to help fill the gap left by the closed supermarket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Of the youngsters tasting Solheim singles action for the first time only Rhodes failed to win and it took a brilliant performance from world number one Nelly Korda to beat her on the final day.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

“We finally got Dr. Rhodes to agree to a meeting with us and this happens?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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