cecil_john_rhodes (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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

EnglishCecil John 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 J. 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

HyperDicEnglishCEC ... Cecil John Rhodes