Oxford

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See also: oxford

English

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 Oxford (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

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

  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. A number of other places in the United Kingdom:
    1. A hamlet in Northumberland.
    2. A district of Tunstall, Staffordshire.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Alabama.
    2. A city in Arkansas.
    3. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
    4. A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
    5. An unincorporated community in Florida.
    6. A city in Georgia, United States; named for the university.
    7. A city in Idaho.
    8. A town in Indiana.
    9. A city in Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
    10. A city in Kansas.
    11. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    12. A town in Maine; named for the city in England.
    13. A town in Maryland.
    14. A town in Massachusetts.
    15. A village in 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 census-designated place in New Jersey.
    19. A town and village in New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
    20. A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
    21. A city in Ohio.
    22. A borough of Pennsylvania.
    23. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
    24. A town and village in Wisconsin.
    25. A number of townships, listed under Oxford Township.
  6. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
  7. A town in Nova Scotia.
    Synonym: Head of the Tide (historical)
  8. A settlement on Saint Croix, in the United States Virgin Islands.
  9. A town in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

An Oxford shoe

Oxford (plural Oxfords)

  1. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
    Synonyms: balmoral, Oxford shoe
    Alternative form: oxford
    • 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."
  2. (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.
  3. (now chiefly Australia, now rare) Ellipsis of Oxford scholar.
  4. A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
  5. Ellipsis of Oxford shirt.
    Alternative form: oxford
  6. (UK) Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.

Derived terms

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Oxford m

  1. Oxford (a city in England)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Oxford.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Oxford

  1. 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.
Possessive forms of Oxford (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Oxfordini
accusative nom. Oxfordini
gen. Oxfordini
genitive Oxfordini
partitive Oxfordiani
inessive Oxfordissani
elative Oxfordistani
illative Oxfordiini
adessive Oxfordillani
ablative Oxfordiltani
allative Oxfordilleni
essive Oxfordinani
translative Oxfordikseni
abessive Oxfordittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Oxfordisi
accusative nom. Oxfordisi
gen. Oxfordisi
genitive Oxfordisi
partitive Oxfordiasi
inessive Oxfordissasi
elative Oxfordistasi
illative Oxfordiisi
adessive Oxfordillasi
ablative Oxfordiltasi
allative Oxfordillesi
essive Oxfordinasi
translative Oxfordiksesi
abessive Oxfordittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Oxfordimme
accusative nom. Oxfordimme
gen. Oxfordimme
genitive Oxfordimme
partitive Oxfordiamme
inessive Oxfordissamme
elative Oxfordistamme
illative Oxfordiimme
adessive Oxfordillamme
ablative Oxfordiltamme
allative Oxfordillemme
essive Oxfordinamme
translative Oxfordiksemme
abessive Oxfordittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Oxfordinne
accusative nom. Oxfordinne
gen. Oxfordinne
genitive Oxfordinne
partitive Oxfordianne
inessive Oxfordissanne
elative Oxfordistanne
illative Oxfordiinne
adessive Oxfordillanne
ablative Oxfordiltanne
allative Oxfordillenne
essive Oxfordinanne
translative Oxfordiksenne
abessive Oxfordittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Oxfordinsa
accusative nom. Oxfordinsa
gen. Oxfordinsa
genitive Oxfordinsa
partitive Oxfordiaan
Oxfordiansa
inessive Oxfordissaan
Oxfordissansa
elative Oxfordistaan
Oxfordistansa
illative Oxfordiinsa
adessive Oxfordillaan
Oxfordillansa
ablative Oxfordiltaan
Oxfordiltansa
allative Oxfordilleen
Oxfordillensa
essive Oxfordinaan
Oxfordinansa
translative Oxfordikseen
Oxfordiksensa
abessive Oxfordittaan
Oxfordittansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Oxford

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

Declension

Further reading

  • Oxford in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Oxford

  1. Oxford (a city in England)
    Synonyms: Oxónia, Oxônia
  2. Oxford (university)