/rohdz/ , n.
1. Cecil John , 1853-1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
2. James Ford , 1848-1927, U.S. historian.
3. a Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the SW coast of Turkey: the largest of the Dodecanese Islands. 66,606; 542 sq. mi. (1404 sq. km).
4. a seaport on this island. 32,019. Italian, Rodi . Greek, Rhodos .
5. Colossus of , a huge bronze statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to the harbor of Rhodes. Cf. Seven Wonders of the World .