COLOSSUS OF RHODES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Colossus of Rhodes mean? 

• COLOSSUS OF RHODES (noun)
  The noun COLOSSUS OF RHODES has 1 sense:

1. a huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake

  Familiarity information: COLOSSUS OF RHODES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLOSSUS OF RHODES (noun)

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Meaning:

A huge bronze statue of the sun god Helios that was built around 285 BC and that stood beside the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes for about 50 years before it was toppled by an earthquake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)

Holonyms ("Colossus of Rhodes" is a member of...):

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Seven Wonders of the World (impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe)