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]

	

	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.

	

	Rhodes, same as Rhoda

	

	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