Rhodian

American  

[roh-dee-uhn] / ˈroʊ di ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the island Rhodes.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.

Rhodian British  

/ ˈrəʊdɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the island of Rhodes

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Rhodes

Etymology

Origin of Rhodian

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

Example Sentences

Two local soccer teams, the Dorics and Diagonos, both claimed the Rhodian championship, and the local one-sheet newspaper suggested that Bernadotte compose the quarrel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps the happiest Rhodian of all was Michael Stamatoglu, manager of the Hotel des Roses.

From Time Magazine Archive

These are sometimes called Asiatic, Attic, and Rhodian: hence “Atticism” and “Asianism” in this book’s glossary.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

The same is likewise true of the slanderous comedies of Timocreon, also a Rhodian, Suidas in v.1640.Aristoph.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

Posidonius, the Rhodian geographer under whom Cicero studied, and who himself visited our island about 100 B.C., mentions "British baskets" as exported for use on the Continent.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward