English Explanatory Dictionary

Oxford

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
  2. Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
  3. An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
  4. Other places in England:
  5. A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
  6. An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
  7. A number of places in the United States:
  8. A city in Calhoun County, Talladega County and Cleburne County, Alabama.
  9. A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
  10. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
  11. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
  12. An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Florida.
noun
  1. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
  2. A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing.
  3. Ellipsis of Oxford scholar.
  4. A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
  5. Ellipsis of Oxford shirt.
  6. Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth)
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe)

Pronunciation

ŏks'fəd /ˈɒksfəd/ ôks'fəd /ˈɔːksfəd/ En-uk-Oxford.ogg äks'fərd /ˈɑksfɚd/ en-ca-Oxford.opus

Word forms

Oxford Oxeford Oxforth Oxenford Oxenforth Oxfords

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Head of the Tide balmoral Oxford shoe

Related words

oxford saddle oxford

Derived words

Camford Lower Oxford New Oxford Oxbridge Oxford comma Oxford County Oxfordesque Oxford Falls Oxford glasses Oxford Grouper Oxfordian Oxfordish Oxfordism Oxfordist Oxford ivy Oxford philosophy Oxford pillowcase Oxfordshire Oxford shoe saddle oxford

Translations

Abkhaz: Оқсфорд Albanian: Oksford Amharic: ኦክስፎርድ Arabic: أُكْسْفُورْد Arabic: اوكسفورد Armenian: Օքսֆորդ Azerbaijani: Oksford Basque: Oxford Belarusian: Оксфард Bengali: অক্সফোর্ড Breton: Redec'hen Bulgarian: О́ксфорд Burmese: အောက်စ်ဖို့ Burmese: အောက်စ်ဖို့ဒ် Catalan: Oxford Chechen: Оксфорд Chinese Cantonese: 牛津 Chinese Mandarin: 牛津 Cornish: Rysoghen Czech: Oxford Danish: Oxford Dutch: Oxford Dutch: Ossenvoord Esperanto: Oksfordo Estonian: Oxford Finnish: Oxford French: Oxford Galician: Oxford Georgian: ოქსფორდი German: Oxford German: Ochsenfurt Greek: Οξφόρδη Ancient Greek: Ὀξωνία Ancient Greek: Ὀξώνιον Hebrew: אוקספורד Hindi: ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड Hungarian: Oxford Icelandic: Öxnafurða Irish: Áth na nDamh Italian: Oxford Italian: Osfordia Japanese: オックスフォード Kannada: ಆಕ್ಸ್ಫರ್ಡ್ Karakalpak: Oksford Kazakh: Оксфорд Korean: 옥스포드
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