cecil_j]_rhodes (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Cecil J. Rhodes*:
NOUN	person	Cecil J. Rhodes, Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes	British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa

English > *Cecil J. Rhodes*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	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).
Synonyms	Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes
Instance of	colonizer, coloniser	someone who helps to found a colony
Instance of	financier, moneyman	A person skilled in large scale financial transactions
Spanish	Cecil John Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Rhodes
Catalan	Cecil Rhodes

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