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Rhodes

[ rohdz ]

noun

  1. Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
  2. James Ford, 1848–1927, U.S. historian.
  3. 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).
  4. a seaport on this island. Italian Rodi. Greek Rhodos.
  5. Colossus of, a huge bronze statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes.


Rhodes

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noun

  1. 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)
  2. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Rhodes

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noun

  1. RhodesCecil John18531902MBritishBUSINESS: financierPOLITICS: statesman Cecil John . 1853–1902, British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa. He made a fortune in diamond and gold mining and, as prime minister of the Cape Colony (1890–96), he helped to extend British territory. He established the annual Rhodes scholarships to Oxford See Rhodes scholarship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The show is both genuinely funny and unabashedly silly, and director and choreographer Josh Rhodes has his hands full reining in some of the sitcom dopiness.

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McDonnell informed Rhodes through a subordinate that her services would no longer be needed, according to multiple department sources who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss personnel changes.

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Kardashian’s lawyer Michael Rhodes defended the post as “a simple mistake of using the public photo of another man with the same name to promote Kim’s longstanding commitment to the cause of criminal justice reform.”

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One of the mothers, Kimberley Rhodes, said she had "ordered taxis" to get her children to school because she needed to get to work afterwards.

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David Rhodes, executive chairman of Sky News, said Kay's commitment to Sky and legacy in television journalism is "unmatched".

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