Rhodian
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Rhodian
Example Sentences
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Two local soccer teams, the Dorics and Diagonos, both claimed the Rhodian championship, and the local one-sheet newspaper suggested that Bernadotte compose the quarrel.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps the happiest Rhodian of all was Michael Stamatoglu, manager of the Hotel des Roses.
From Time Magazine Archive
These are sometimes called Asiatic, Attic, and Rhodian: hence “Atticism” and “Asianism” in this book’s glossary.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
These circumstances are certainly sufficient to prove the appropriateness of making a Rhodian girl the defender of Euripides.
From Browning and His Century by Clarke, Helen Archibald
Amaldi put his hands about the firm little body, and raised it, so that Bobby stood like a tiny Rhodian Apollo, with a foot on either knee of his new friend.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
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