cecil john rhodes

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cecil john rhodes - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cecil John Rhodes
      n 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) [syn:
           Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes
           ]