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nouna university in England
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nouna city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford Universitypart of:
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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)
- oxonian of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University
- pusey English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John Keble) founded the Oxford movement (1800-1882)