| rhodes | (n) 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), Syn. Cecil John Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes |
| rhodes | (n) 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, Syn. Rodhos |
| rhodes grass | (n) perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions, Syn. Chloris gayana |
| rhodesian | (adj) of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
| rhodesian man | (n) a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa, Syn. Homo rhodesiensis |
| rhodesian ridgeback | (n) a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine |
| rhodes scholar | (n) a student who holds one of the scholarships endowed by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that enables the student to study at Oxford University |
