___ scholar (6 letters)

{ Answer }

RHODES

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Colossus of ___
Capital of the Dodecanese
Colossus locale
Colossus site
Dodecanese capital
A Dodecanese island
Home of the Colossus
Kind of scholar
Scholars' benefactor
Scholarship founder
Type of scholar
Ancient Wonder site
Big statue isle
Colossus of ___ (one of the Seven Wonders)
The Colossus was here
Diamond baron Cecil
Scene of one of the Seven Wonders
Site of one of the Seven Wonders
Greek island or its capital
Scholarship given to Sen. Bradley

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{ Notes }

The answer RHODES is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.

{ Definition }

RHODES as a noun:

1. (Rhodes, Cecil Rhodes, Cecil J. Rhodes, Cecil John Rhodes) = 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)

2. (Rhodes, Rodhos) = 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