Definition of Cecil j. rhodes

1. Noun. 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).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Cecil J. Rhodes

Cebu City
Cebu maguey
Cebuan
Cebuano
Cebuella
Cebuella pygmaea
Cebus
Cebus capucinus
Cecelia
Cecidomyidae
Cecie
Cecil
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille
Cecil Frank Powell
Cecil J. Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Scott Forester
Cecile
Cecilia
Cecily
Cecina
Cecropia peltata
Cecropiaceae
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Cedrela
Cedrela calantas
Cedrela odorata

Literary usage of Cecil j. rhodes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Anglo-African Who's who and Biographical Sketch-book by Walter H. Wills, R. J. Barrett (1905)
"... HM's Agent in the South African Republic (Transvaal). VI. RHODES MINISTRY (FIRST). (Duration, 2 years 10 months.) Premier cecil j. rhodes, MLA . ..."

2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1911)
"cecil j. rhodes (Arnold), written by Sir Lewis Michell, will probably be accepted as the recognised biography of the founder of the South African Union. ..."

3. Illustrated Official Handbook of the Cape and South Africa: A Résumé of the by John Noble (1896)
"J. Rose Innes, MLA Secretary for Native Affairs . . PH Faure, MLA Commissioners of Crown Lands I cecil j. rhodes, MLA and Public Works . ..."

4. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Benjamin Vincent, Joseph Haydn (1906)
"cecil j. rhodes and Mr. Beit as director» (3 May), accepted by the company in London 26 June, „ Lieut, ..."

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