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Meaning of CECIL JOHN RHODES
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Definition:
[n]
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)
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Synonyms:
Cecil J. Rhodes
,
Cecil Rhodes
,
Rhodes
See Also:
coloniser
,
colonizer
,
financier
,
moneyman
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