rhodes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]
    2: 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: {Rhodes}, {Rodhos}]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Rhodes
a rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia
Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles
broad. Here the apostle probably landed on his way from Greece
to Syria (Acts 21:1), on returning from his third missionary
journey.

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Rhodes, same as Rhoda

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Rhodes, IA (city, FIPS 66540)
  Location: 41.92743 N, 93.18401 W
  Population (1990): 272 (123 housing units)
  Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 50234
Rhodes, MI
  Zip code(s): 48652

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Rhodes, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    294
   Housing Units (2000): 129
   Land area (2000):     1.015765 sq. miles (2.630820 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.015765 sq. miles (2.630820 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            66540
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             41.926536 N, 93.184884 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     50234
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Rhodes, IA
    Rhodes

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

RHODES

Cecil, a poor boy who saved his money and purchased
South Africa.

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

RHODES

Colossus of, a giant of antiquity who was not killed by
a stone.  He rusted to death.