nnoun.personBritish 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)Synset:Cecil J. Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes Cecil Rhodes Rhodes
Instance Hypernyms:coloniser colonizer financier moneyman
Inherited Hypernyms:rhodescolonizerfounderoriginatorcreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rhodescolonizerfounderoriginatorcreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rhodesfinanciercapitalistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rhodesfinanciercapitalistpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.locationa 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 RhodesSynset:Rhodes Rodhos
Part Holonyms:Dhodhekanisos Dodecanese Ellas Greece Hellenic Republic
Instance Hypernyms:Aegean island
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