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Rhodes

UK/ɹəʊdz//ɹoʊdz/

Rhodes proper noun: an island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.

Proper noun (1)

Rhodes (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodeses)

  1. An island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
  2. A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.

Proper noun (2)

Rhodes (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodeses)

  1. A topographic surname for a person who lived near woodland clearings, or a habitational one for someone from a place so named.
    • Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902), English mining magnate and politician.
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A village in northern Eastern Cape province, South Africa; named for Cecil Rhodes.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
  5. A minor city in Marshall County, Iowa; named for Conway B. Rhodes.
  6. An unincorporated community in Bentley Township, Gladwin County, Michigan; named for Murry Bentley Rhodes.
  7. A census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana.
  8. A village near Middleton, Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8505).
  9. A small commune in Moselle department, Lorraine, Grand Est, France.
  10. A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Canada Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
  11. An electric piano which produces soft, harmonic-like sounds; a Rhodes piano; named for inventor Harold Rhodes.

Rhodes meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

Rhodes in Hindi

island
रोड्स roḍs

Rhodes in Arabic

island
رُودُس rūdus

Rhodes in Persian

island
رودس

Rhodes in Vietnamese

island
Rhodes

Forms of Rhodes

pluralRhodeses
alternative formRhoades
alternative formRhoads
alternative formRodes
alternative formRoades
alternative formRoyds
alternative formRhode

Origin of Rhodes

From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃 (hrʿd), "snake"), ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), and ῥοιά (rhoiá, “pomegranate”).

From rodes, the plural form of Middle English rode, from Old English rod, rodu. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification—was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

Words formed from Rhodes

Phrases with Rhodes

Questions about Rhodes

What does Rhodes mean?
Rhodes means an island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
What is Rhodes in Hindi?
Rhodes in Hindi is रोड्स (roḍs). See Rhodes meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rhodes?
Rhodes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rhodes?
Rhodes is pronounced /ɹəʊdz/ (UK).

Words near Rhodes in the dictionary

  1. rhodeasapogenin
  2. Rhoden
  3. rhodeoretin
  4. rhodeoretinic acid
  5. rhodeoretinol
  6. Rhodes
  7. Rhodes grass
  8. Rhodes piano
  9. Rhodes pianos
  10. Rhodeses
  11. Rhodesia

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