Synonyms:
Rhodes, Rodhos
Meaning: 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
Synonyms:
Rhodes, Cecil_Rhodes, Cecil_J._Rhodes, Cecil_John_Rhodes
Meaning: 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)
Usage examples
Take the Colossus of Rhodes, for instance, that's worth something.
Bear River was running high, and the plain between it and Sutter's Fort seemed a vast quagmire, but John Rhodes volunteered to deliver the letter.