Rhodes
[rəudz]
Definition
(noun.) 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.
(noun.) 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).
Checked by Elton--From WordNet
Examples
- In the friendliest manner he is making himself quite at home with his back to the fire, executing a statuette of the Colossus at Rhodes. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And presently the Oracle stepped out with his eternal spy-glass and squared himself on the deck like another Colossus of Rhodes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He traveled on those feet and his hands, and was as sway-backed as if the Colossus of Rhodes had been riding him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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