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Rhodian

[ roh-dee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the island Rhodes.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.

Rhodian

/ ˈrəʊdɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the island of Rhodes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Rhodes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rhodian1

First recorded in 1585–95; Rhod(es) + -ian
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Example Sentences

Philip gave Heracleides a kind of problem to work out,—how to circumvent and destroy the Rhodian fleet.

Of the Rhodian fleet two quinqueremes and a trireme were destroyed, but no ship was taken.

Meanwhile the Athenian and Rhodian envoys got hold of the consul and tried by ingenious arguments to mollify his anger.

The Rhodian envoys, however, were much gratified by the spirit shown by the Senate, and said that they would ask nothing more.

A peristyle that has one such higher colonnade is called a Rhodian peristyle.

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