Rhodes
Americannoun
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Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
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James Ford, 1848–1927, U.S. historian.
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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).
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Greek Rhodos. Italian Rodi. a seaport on this island.
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Colossus of, a huge bronze statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes.
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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)
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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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Example Sentences
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Once in Oxford, Jones says Geisel "was not a fantastic student" and tried to "attach himself" to the notorious Rhodes Scholars.
From BBC
Consider this passage from a recent New York Review essay by former Obama national security official Ben Rhodes.
From Salon
In December, several mayors from the Cyclades as well as the Dodecanese -- which includes the highly touristic islands of Rhodes and Kos -- sounded the alarm.
From Barron's
“Rhodes — and Finney — employ the steel guitar inventively, not just to evoke notes of melancholy often found in country music, but to bring an orchestra’s worth of color, texture and shading to the arrangements.”
From Los Angeles Times
We hear a Fender Rhodes piano, strummed electric guitar and a spare trumpet, conjuring images of a late night in a smoky club.
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