Rhodes Definition & Meaning

rhodes
noun
  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)
  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

"Rhodes" in song lyrics

See how rhodes is used in real songs:

  • "That I got more riffs than Randy Rhodes"
    Kid Rock — Three Sheets to the Wind (Whats My Name)
  • "Steve Cole, George Cables all up in the rhodes"
    Quasimoto — Jazz Cats Pt. 1
  • "Boy I'm mo' dirty than Dusty Rhodes"
    Rasheeda f/ Pastor Troy, Re Re, Quebo Gold — Do It

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