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noun
A white person who is resident in, or self-identifies with Rhodesia, particularly in its pre-independence days.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, UK, derogatory, informal, sometimes
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noun
A recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A rhododendron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
Contraction of Rhodesian + -ie (diminutive).
Contraction of Rhodes + -ie (diminutive).
From rhododendron + -ie with elision.
