'Rhodes' definitions:
Definition of 'Rhodes'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
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]
Definition of 'rhodes'
From: Easton
- 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.
Definition of 'rhodes'
From: Hitchcock
- Rhodes, same as Rhoda
Rhodes, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.