Cecil John Rhodes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Cecil John Rhodes
    n 1: 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:
         {Rhodes}, {Cecil Rhodes}, {Cecil J. Rhodes}, {Cecil John
         Rhodes}]