Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
- (countable, uncountable) A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹoʊdz/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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