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Oxbridge¹

  • /ˈɒks.bɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
  • /ˈɑks.bɹɪd͡ʒ/ US

Where it comes from

Blend of Oxford + Cambridge.

proper noun

  1. UK The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively. On the previous night he had taken the manuscript out of a long neglected chest, containing old shooting jackets, old Oxbridge scribbling books, his old surplice, and battered cap and gown, and other memorials of youth, school, and home.

    Similar: Camford

adjective more Oxbridge · most Oxbridge

  1. not comparable, usually Of or related to Oxbridge. The applicants are mostly Oxbridge, so you'd better watch out.
  2. comparable, not comparable, usually Evoking the idea of Oxbridge. We ate a formal dinner at high table after the service. It all felt very Oxbridge.

Oxbridge²

  • /ˈɒks.bɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
  • /ˈɑks.bɹɪd͡ʒ/ US

proper noun

  1. UK, informal, predicative, usually A hamlet in Netherbury parish, west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4797).
  2. UK, informal, predicative, usually A suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4318).

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MLA

"Oxbridge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oxbridge. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Oxbridge. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oxbridge

Chicago

"Oxbridge." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oxbridge.

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@misc{oxbridge_2026,
  title = {Oxbridge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxbridge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}