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Chinese
Etymology 1
Calque of English Oxford.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
牛津
- (～市) Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)
- (～大學) University of Oxford
- 牛津英語詞典／牛津英语词典 ― Niújīn Yīngyǔ Cídiǎn ― Oxford English Dictionary
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the Chinese folktale of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
Pronunciation
Noun
牛津
- (literary) Milky Way