Rhodes
— Noun
– English
~ 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
Rhodes
— Noun
– English
~ 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)
Rhodes grass
— Noun
– English
~ perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions
rhodesia
— Noun
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~ a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
Rhodesian man
— Noun
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~ a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa
rhodesian
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)