Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Greece | Yes | No | No | No |
Rhodes | Yes | No | No | No |
Greece (noun) | Rhodes (noun) |
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a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil | a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes |
ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE | 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) |