Oxford
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- proper noun
- /ˈɒksfəd/
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Oxford
- The last time I was in Oxford was a little over twenty years ago.
- Oxford, England
- Oxford, UK
- Oxford to London
I had a, a friend of mine in Oxford who was writing sort of a UNILAD section.
- I had a, a friend of mine in Oxford who was writing sort of a UNILAD section.
- Students made Oxford the murder capital of medieval England.
- He still stays in Oxford living, living in his rooms.
- And not to say that Cambridge wasn't After I left, came Oxford and came to Cambridge.
Examples
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On the train from Oxford to London.
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I sometimes think it would be interesting to go back to Oxford.
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I went to Oxford and I know what that word means.
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You must come to Oxford with me.
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I was to go up to Oxford, but the war broke out and I never made it.
Fiction book (1998) -
John Wright is a freelance writer living near Oxford, England, and writes for the Australian and British markets.
Academic text (2011) -
Gulag Boss: A Soviet Memoir is published by Oxford University Press.
Academic text (2011) -
In contrast, his British spymaster, Blair, is a humanist with an Oxford B.A. in classics.
Academic text (1999) -
Dudley, S. (2003). Carnival music in Trinidad. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Academic text (2011) -
I studied literature at Oxford University during my undergraduate years.
Compounds
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A famous, very old university in Oxford, England where students study and do research
A very large dictionary that shows the history and meanings of English words published by Oxford University Press
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8.6
A way of speaking English heard at Oxford University that sounds formal and showy
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A famous university in Oxford, England that has strong teaching and research
A 19th-century group in the Church of England that wanted to bring back Catholic traditions and oppose some modern changes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oxford as the city name comes from old English words ox and ford, which mean 'ford for oxen', a shallow place in a river where oxen could cross. That's why the town was called Oxford, and why the famous university later took the same name.