Oxford

See also: oxford

Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Old English Oxenaforda ‎(“oxen ford”); alternatively, ox +‎ -ford.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏks'fəd, IPA^(key): /ˈɒksfəd/

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• (General American, Canada) enPR: äks'fərd, IPA^(key): /ˈɑksfɚd/

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Proper noun

Oxford

1. A city in 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, USA
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 Maine
14. A town in Maryland
15. A town in Massachusetts
16. A village in Michigan
17. A city in Mississippi
18. A village in Nebraska
19. A town in New York
20. A town in New Zealand
21. A city in North Carolina
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

• Oxbridge
• Oxford comma

Translations

city

• Arabic: أُوكْسْفُورْد m ‎(ʾūksfūrd)
• Armenian: Օքսֆորդ ‎(Ōkʿsford)
• Bulgarian: О́ксфорд m ‎(Óksford)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛津 (zh) ‎(Niújīn)

• Dutch: Oxford, Ossenvoord m
• Esperanto: Oksfordo
• Finnish: Oxford (fi)
• French: Oxford (fr)
• German: Oxford, Ochsenfurt (de) f
• Greek: Οξφόρδη (el) ‎(Oxfórdi)
• Hebrew: אוקספורד
• Hindi: ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड ‎(ŏksaforḍ)

• Italian: Oxford (it)
• Japanese: オックスフォード (ja) ‎(Okkusufōdo)
• Korean: 옥스포드 ‎(Okseupodeu)
• Latin: Oxonia
• Macedonian: Оксфорд m ‎(Óksford)
• Manx: Aah yn Ollee f
• Polish: Oksford (pl) m
• Portuguese: Oxford f, Oxónia f (Portugal), Oxônia (Brazil)
• Russian: О́ксфорд (ru) m ‎(Óksford)
• Spanish: Oxford
• Thai: อ็อกฟอร์ด ‎(ókfôt)
• Turkish: Oxford
• Welsh: Rhydychen f

university

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛津大學 (zh), 牛津大学 (zh) ‎(Niújīn dàxué)

• Finnish: Oxford (fi)
• French: l’université d’Oxford f
• Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο της Οξφόρδης ‎(Panepistímio tis Oxfórdis)
• Italian: l’università di Oxford f

• Japanese: オックスフォード大学 (Okkusufōdo daigaku)
• Macedonian: О́ксфордски универзите́т m ‎(Óksfordski univerzitét)
• Portuguese: Oxford f
• Russian: О́ксфордский университе́т m ‎(Óksfordskij universitét)
• Spanish: Universidad de Oxford f
• Turkish: Oxford

Noun

Oxford ‎(plural Oxfords)

1. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
2. (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary.

Synonyms

• (shoe): balmoral

See also

• Cambridge

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Catalan

Proper noun

Oxford m

1. Oxford

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Oxford.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔks.fɔʁd͡ʒ/

Proper noun

Oxford f

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

Synonyms

• (city): Oxónia, Oxônia