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    CECIL JOHN RHODES

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     I. (noun) 

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    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)play

    Synonyms:

    Cecil J. Rhodes; Cecil John Rhodes; Cecil Rhodes; Rhodes

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    coloniser; colonizer (someone who helps to found a colony)

    financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)

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