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
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏks'fəd, IPA(key): /ˈɒksfəd/
- (Received Pronunciation, dated) enPR: ôks'fəd, IPA(key): /ˈɔːksfəd/
Audio (UK) (file) - (General American, Canada) enPR: äks'fərd, IPA(key): /ˈɑksfɚd/
Audio (CA) (file)
Proper noun
Oxford
- A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
- Oxford University.
- A city in Alabama.
- A city in Arkansas.
- A town in Connecticut.
- An unincorporated community in Florida.
- A city in Georgia in the United States.
- A city in Idaho.
- A town in Indiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- A city in Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A town in Maryland.
- A town in Massachusetts.
- A village in Michigan.
- A university city in Mississippi, and the county seat of Lafayette County.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A town in New York.
- A town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A town in North Carolina, and the county seat of Granville County.
- A town in Nova Scotia.
- A city in Ohio.
- A borough in Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A town in Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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Noun
Oxford (plural Oxfords)
- A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
- 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind
- (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary.
Synonyms
- (shoe): balmoral
Translations
type of shoe
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Catalan
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔk.sfɔrt/
Declension
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔks.fɔʁd͡ʒ/
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