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Definitions of oxford
  1. noun
    a university in England

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  2. noun
    a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
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  3. noun
    a low shoe laced over the instep
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  4. noun
    a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
Definition that contains oxford
  • murray Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
  • oxford a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
  • newman English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)
  • rhodes British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa; made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe; he endowed annual fellowships for British Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902)
  • varsity a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
  • carroll English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
  • preceptor teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
  • oxbridge general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
  • james augustus murray Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)
  • cardinal newman English prelate and theologian who (with John Keble and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford movement; Newman later turned to Roman Catholicism and became a cardinal (1801-1890)
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