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Oxford

See also: oxford

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Oxford

  1. A city 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.
  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.

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NounEdit

 
An Oxford shoe

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.

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

type of shoe — see Oxford shoe

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CatalanEdit

Proper nounEdit

Oxford m

  1. Oxford (a city in England)

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English Oxford.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈoksford/, [ˈo̞ks̠fo̞rd]

Proper nounEdit

Oxford

  1. Oxford (any of the various localities or the Oxford University)
    Tyttäreni opiskelee Oxfordissa.
    My daughter is studying in Oxford.

DeclensionEdit

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 —
instructive — —
abessive Oxforditta —
comitative — —
Possessive forms of Oxford (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Oxfordini Oxfordimme
2nd person Oxfordisi Oxfordinne
3rd person Oxfordinsa

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Oxford.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Oxford m inan

  1. Oxford (a city in England)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Oxford
singular
nominative Oxford
genitive Oxfordu
dative Oxfordowi
accusative Oxford
instrumental Oxfordem
locative Oxfordzie
vocative Oxfordzie

Further readingEdit

  • Oxford in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Oxford in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Oxford

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