Oxford

See also: oxford

English

Etymology

From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (Oxford, literally oxen ford), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Oxford

  1. A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
  2. Oxford University.
  3. A city in Alabama.
  4. A city in Arkansas.
  5. A town in Connecticut.
  6. An unincorporated community in Florida.
  7. A city in Georgia in the United States.
  8. A city in Idaho.
  9. A town in Indiana.
  10. A city in Iowa.
  11. A city in Kansas.
  12. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  13. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  14. A town in Maryland.
  15. A town in Massachusetts.
  16. A village in Michigan.
  17. A university city in Mississippi, and the county seat of Lafayette County.
  18. A village in Nebraska.
  19. A town in New York.
  20. A town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
  21. A town in North Carolina, and the county seat of Granville County.
  22. A town in Nova Scotia.
  23. A city in Ohio.
  24. A borough in Pennsylvania.
  25. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
  26. A town in Wisconsin.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Oxford (plural Oxfords)

An Oxford shoe
  1. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
    • 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind
      We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill.
      "One," says I, "that is cool and wise and strictly business from her pompadour to her Oxfords. No ex-toe-dancers or gum-chewers or crayon portrait canvassers for this."
  2. (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary.

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See also


Catalan

Proper noun

Oxford m

  1. Oxford

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oxford

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔk.sfɔrt/

Proper noun

Oxford m inan

  1. Oxford

Declension

Further reading

  • Oxford in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oxford.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔks.fɔʁd͡ʒ/

Proper noun

Oxford f

  1. Oxford (a city in England)
  2. Oxford (university)

Synonyms

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