rhodes

English - Turkish

Definition of rhodes in English Turkish dictionary: Rodos Adası; (isim) Rodos; {i} Rodos
İmparatorluk hala Kıbrıs, Girit, Rodos, Malta ve Sicilya adalarını içeriyordu. - The empire still included the islands of Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes, Malta, and Sicily.; Rodos adas
rhodian: rodos
Rhodian: {s} Rodos, Rodos'a özgü
Rhodian: {i} Rodoslu

English - English

Definition of rhodes in English English dictionary: A town on the island of Rhodes and the capital of the Dodecanese; A Fender electric piano; A french town situated in Moselle department, Lorraine; An island of the Dodecanese, Greece, in the Aegean Sea; An island of southeast Greece in the Aegean Sea off southwest Turkey. It is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands and was colonized by Dorians from Argos before 1000 that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The modern city has a population of 40,392. British financier and colonizer who became prime minister of Cape Colony in 1890 but was forced to resign in 1896 after attempting to overthrow the Boer regime in the Transvaal. He later helped colonize the territory now called Zimbabwe. a large Greek island near the coast of Turkey. In ancient times Rhodes was famous because of the Colossus of Rhodes, and now it is a popular place for tourists. Greek Ródhos Island of Greece. It is the largest island of the Dodecanese group and the most easterly in the Aegean Sea. Its main city, Rhodes (pop., 2001: 53,709), lies at the northern tip of the island. The earliest known settlers were the Dorians 1000 BC. During the Classical period the island's affiliations vacillated between Athens, Sparta, and Persia in attempts to preserve a balance of power. A devastating earthquake 225 BC destroyed the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In the medieval period Rhodes was occupied by the Byzantines, Muslims, and Knights of St. John (see Knights of Malta). The knights converted the island into a fortress and held it for two centuries until 1523, when the Turks took control. In 1912 it was taken from Turkey by Italy, and in 1947 it was awarded by treaty to Greece. A year-round tourist industry has brought prosperity to the island. Apollonius of Rhodes Rhodes scholarship Rhodes Alexandre de Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes Colossus of; {i} large Greek island in the Aegean Sea; major port city on the island of Rhodes (Greece); 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 Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902); 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 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 Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
Rhodes Scholarship: a sum of money given to some students from the US, the British Commonwealth, and Germany to allow them to study at Oxford University. The money for these scholarships was originally provided by Cecil Rhodes. A student receiving one of these scholarships is called a Rhodes Scholar. Grant to attend the University of Oxford. The program was established in 1902 by the will of Cecil Rhodes. Until 1976, candidates had to be unmarried male residents in a Commonwealth country, the U.S., or South Africa. In 1976 women were accepted. Two candidates each year are also chosen from Germany. The scholarships, which are highly competitive, are usually for two years
Rhodes scholar: A student who holds a scholarship established by the will of Cecil J. Rhodes that permits attendance at Oxford University for a period of two or three years.Rhodes scholarship n
Rhodes scholar: recipient of a Rhodes scholarship for study at Oxford University (in England)
Rhodes scholarship: scholarship available for university students from the British Commonwealth and the United States (used toward studies at Oxford University)
rhodes grass: perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions
rhodes scholar: Rhodes that enables the student to study at Oxford University
rhodes scholar: a student who holds one of the scholarships endowed by the will of Cecil J
Appenzell Inner Rhodes: Appenzell Innerrhoden, a Swiss canton
Appenzell Outer Rhodes: Appenzell Ausserrhoden, a Swiss canton
Colossus of Rhodes: A statue of Greek god Helios in ancient Rhodes, Greece
Rhodian: From, or pertaining to, the Greek island of Rhodes or its people
rhodian: Describing minerals containing rhodium
rhodian: {a} pertaining to Rhodes
rhodian: {n} a native of Rhodes an island in the Mediterranean
Alexandre de Rhodes: born March 15, 1591, Avignon, France died March 5, 1660, Efahn, Iran French missionary, the first Frenchman to visit Vietnam. He established a Jesuit mission in the region in 1619 and later estimated that he had converted some 6,700 Vietnamese to Roman Catholicism. Expelled in 1630, he spent 10 years teaching philosophy in Macau before returning, only to be exiled again in 1646. The Vatican sponsored a Vietnamese missionary program in 1658 based on de Rhodes's ideas, but he himself was sent to Iran (Persia), where he died. He wrote a Vietnamese-Latin-Portuguese dictionary and perfected the romanized script Quoc-ngu (developed by earlier missionaries), which facilitated communicating Christian doctrines to the Vietnamese and increased the literacy rate among the population
Apollonius of Rhodes: born 295 BC Greek poet and grammarian. He served as librarian of the famous Library of Alexandria. His Argonautica, a romantic epic in four books about the Argonauts, is derived from Homer and is noted for its suggestive similes, vivid descriptions of nature, and fresh handling of old episodes
Cecil John Rhodes: born July 5, 1853, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, Eng. died March 26, 1902, Muizenberg, Cape Colony Financier, statesman, and empire builder of British South Africa. Rhodes grew up in the English countryside and in 1871 was sent to assist his brother in business in South Africa, where he became interested in diamond mining. He founded De Beers Consolidated Mines (1888), and by 1891 his company was mining 90% of the world's diamonds. Seeking expansion to the north and dreaming of building a Cape-to-Cairo railway, he persuaded Britain to establish a protectorate over Bechuanaland (1884), clashing with Boer president Paul Kruger. He obtained digging concessions from Lobengula (1889), but in 1893 Rhodes overran him militarily. At his instigation Britain chartered the British South Africa Co. (1889) and put Rhodes in charge. He extended the company's control to two northern provinces, which were eventually named after him as Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Interested in the mineral-rich Transvaal, he plotted to overthrow Kruger (1895); the attempt was botched by Leander Starr Jameson, and Rhodes was forced to resign as prime minister of Cape Colony and head of the British South Africa Co. His last years were marked by disappointment and scandal brought about by the scheming of Princess Radziwi. His will bequeathed most of his fortune to establishing the Rhodes scholarship
Cecil Rhodes: a South African politician, born in the UK, who was Prime Minister of Cape Colony (1890-96) and is famous for his imperialism (=the policy by which rich and powerful countries gain political and economic control over poorer countries) . He also made a lot of money from diamond mines, and he used some of this to set up the Rhodes Scholarships (1853-1902). born July 5, 1853, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, Eng. died March 26, 1902, Muizenberg, Cape Colony Financier, statesman, and empire builder of British South Africa. Rhodes grew up in the English countryside and in 1871 was sent to assist his brother in business in South Africa, where he became interested in diamond mining. He founded De Beers Consolidated Mines (1888), and by 1891 his company was mining 90% of the world's diamonds. Seeking expansion to the north and dreaming of building a Cape-to-Cairo railway, he persuaded Britain to establish a protectorate over Bechuanaland (1884), clashing with Boer president Paul Kruger. He obtained digging concessions from Lobengula (1889), but in 1893 Rhodes overran him militarily. At his instigation Britain chartered the British South Africa Co. (1889) and put Rhodes in charge. He extended the company's control to two northern provinces, which were eventually named after him as Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Interested in the mineral-rich Transvaal, he plotted to overthrow Kruger (1895); the attempt was botched by Leander Starr Jameson, and Rhodes was forced to resign as prime minister of Cape Colony and head of the British South Africa Co. His last years were marked by disappointment and scandal brought about by the scheming of Princess Radziwi. His will bequeathed most of his fortune to establishing the Rhodes scholarship
Colossus of Rhodes: an extremely large ancient statue of the god Apollo on the Greek island of Rhodes. It was built to guard the entrance to the harbour, and was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 224 B.C. Enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios that towered more than 100 ft (30 m) over the harbour at the city of Rhodes in Greece. The work of Chares of Lindos, the statue commemorated the raising of Demetrios Poliorcetes' long siege of Rhodes (305-304 BC). One of the Seven Wonders of the World, it was toppled by an earthquake 225 BC. The fallen Colossus was left in place until AD 653, when raiding Arabs broke up its remains and sold the bronze for scrap
Rhodian: Someone from the island of Rhodes
of Rhodes and of Malta. Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jeru: or Hospitallers in full (since 1961) Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. Religious order founded at Jerusalem in the 11th century to care for sick pilgrims. Recognized by the pope in 1113, the order built hostels along the routes to the Holy Land. The Hospitallers acquired wealth and lands and began to combine the task of tending the sick with waging war on Islam, eventually becoming a major military force in the Crusades. After the fall of the crusader states, they moved their headquarters to Cyprus and later to Rhodes (1309). They ruled Rhodes until it fell to the Turks in 1523; thereupon they moved to Malta, where they ruled until their defeat by Napoleon I in 1798. In 1834 they moved to their present headquarters in Rome
rhodian: Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean
rhodian: A native or inhabitant of Rhodes