Oxford

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

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

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

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• Homophone: oxford

Oxford

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:
   1. A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
   2. An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Calhoun County, Talladega County and Cleburne County, Alabama.
      • 2021 April 10, AJ Willingham, “Female truckers have become TikTok influencers, and they’re changing the transportation game”, in CNN‎^[1]:

        Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama.

   2. A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
   4. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
   5. An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Florida.
   6. A city in Newton County, Georgia; named for the university.
   7. A former city in Franklin County, Idaho, disincorporated in 2024.
   8. A town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.
   9. A minor city and township in Johnson County, Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
   10. A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
   11. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Kentucky.
   12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Oxford County, Maine; named for the city in England.
   13. A town in Talbot County, Maryland.
   14. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
   15. A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
   16. A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
   17. A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
   18. A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
   19. A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
   20. A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
   21. A city in Butler County, Ohio.
   22. A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
   23. An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
   24. A town and village therein, in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
   25. A number of other townships, listed under Oxford Township.
6. A settlement on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
7. A place in Canada:
   1. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
   2. A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

      Synonym: Head of the Tide (historical)

8. A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand. ^[1]
9. A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.

Oxford (plural Oxfords)

2. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.

   Alternative form: oxford

   Synonyms: balmoral, Oxford shoe

   • 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind:

     We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill.
     "One," says I, "that is cool and wise and strictly business from her pompadour to her Oxfords. No ex-toe-dancers or gum-chewers or crayon portrait canvassers for this."

3. (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.

4. (now chiefly Australia, now rare) Ellipsis of Oxford scholar.
5. A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
6. Ellipsis of Oxford shirt.

   Alternative form: oxford

7. (UK) Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.

• saddle oxford

• “Oxford, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022.

Oxford m

1. Oxford (a city in England)

From English Oxford.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoksford/, [ˈo̞ks̠fo̞rd]
• Rhymes: -oksford

Oxford

1. Oxford (any of the various localities or the Oxford University)

   Tyttäreni opiskelee Oxfordissa.

   My daughter is studying in Oxford.

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford, from Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔks.fɔrt/

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• Rhymes: -ɔksfɔrt
• Syllabification: Ox‧ford
• Homophones: oksford, Oksford, oxford

Oxford m inan

1. Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)

   Synonym: Oksford

2. ellipsis of Uniwersytet Oksfordzki

   Synonym: Oksford

3. Oxford (a number of other places in the United Kingdom)

   Synonym: Oksford

4. Oxford (a number of other places in the United States)

   Synonym: Oksford

• Oxford in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford.

Oxford ?

1. Oxford (a city in England)

   Synonyms: Oxónia, Oxônia

2. Oxford (university)