Oxford
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See also: oxford
Etymology
From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oxford
- A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
- Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
- An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
- A number of other places in the United Kingdom:
- A hamlet in Northumberland.
- A district of Tunstall, Staffordshire.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Alabama.
- A city in Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Colorado.
- A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
- An unincorporated community in Florida.
- A city in Georgia, United States; named for the university.
- A city in Idaho.
- A town in Indiana.
- A city in Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
- A city in Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
- A town in Maine; named for the city in England.
- A town in Maryland.
- A town in Massachusetts.
- A village in Michigan.
- A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
- A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
- A census-designated place in New Jersey.
- A town and village in New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
- A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
- A city in Ohio.
- A borough of Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A town and village in Wisconsin.
- A number of townships, listed under Oxford Township.
- A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- A town in Nova Scotia.
- Synonym: Head of the Tide (historical)
- A settlement on Saint Croix, in the United States Virgin Islands.
- A town in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Derived terms
Translations
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Noun
Oxford (plural Oxfords)
- A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
- Synonyms: balmoral, Oxford shoe
- Alternative form: oxford
- 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind:
- (usually attributive) A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing.
- Alternative form: oxford
- 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 148:
- I was amazed at the sight of such a medley of things. The newest shapes in straw hats were lying side by side with camp ovens and frying-pans, while flannel and Oxford shirts, together with wideawake felt hats, vests, collars, and ties, kept company with boxes of tea, bags of flour, and ready-tapped barrels of whiskey, rum, and gin.
- (now chiefly Australia, now rare) Ellipsis of Oxford scholar.
- A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
- Ellipsis of Oxford shirt.
- Alternative form: oxford
- (UK) Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.
Derived terms
Translations
type of shoe — see Oxford shoe
See also
References
- “Oxford, n. and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oxford m
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oxford
- Oxford (any of the various localities or the Oxford University)
- Tyttäreni opiskelee Oxfordissa.
- My daughter is studying in Oxford.
Declension
| Inflection of Oxford (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Oxford | — | |
| genitive | Oxfordin | — | |
| partitive | Oxfordia | — | |
| illative | Oxfordiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Oxford | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Oxford | — |
| gen. | Oxfordin | ||
| genitive | Oxfordin | — | |
| partitive | Oxfordia | — | |
| inessive | Oxfordissa | — | |
| elative | Oxfordista | — | |
| illative | Oxfordiin | — | |
| adessive | Oxfordilla | — | |
| ablative | Oxfordilta | — | |
| allative | Oxfordille | — | |
| essive | Oxfordina | — | |
| translative | Oxfordiksi | — | |
| abessive | Oxforditta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford, from Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oxford m inan
- Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)
- Synonym: Oksford
- Ellipsis of Uniwersytet Oksfordzki.
- Synonym: Oksford
- Oxford (a number of other places in the United Kingdom)
- Synonym: Oksford
- Oxford (a number of other places in the United States)
- Synonym: Oksford
Declension
Declension of Oxford
Further reading
- Oxford in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oxford
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