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Oxford¹

  • /ˈɒksfəd/ UK
  • /ˈɔːksfəd/ UK
  • /ˈɑksfɚd/ Canada, US

Sounds like oxford

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Oxeford · Oxforth · Oxenford · Oxenforth

  1. A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university. Earlier this month a technical glitch involving LTN data resulted in dozens of roads in Oxford incorrectly appearing as closed on satellite navigation devices.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of University of Oxford
  3. An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
  4. A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
  5. An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
  6. A city in Calhoun County, Talladega County and Cleburne County, Alabama. Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama.
  7. A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
  9. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
  10. An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Florida.
  11. A city in Newton County, Georgia; named for the university.
  12. A former city in Franklin County, Idaho, disincorporated in 2024.
  13. A town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.
  14. A minor city and township in Johnson County, Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
  15. A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
  16. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Kentucky.
  17. A town and census-designated place therein, in Oxford County, Maine; named for the city in England.
  18. A town in Talbot County, Maryland.
  19. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  20. A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
  21. A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
  22. A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
  23. A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
  24. A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
  25. A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
  26. A city in Butler County, Ohio.
  27. A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  28. An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
  29. A town and village therein, in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
  30. A number of other townships, listed under Oxford Township.
  31. A settlement on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
  32. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
  33. A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. (historical)

    Similar: Head of the Tide

  34. A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  35. A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.

noun Oxfords · Oxeford · Oxforth · Oxenford · Oxenforth

  1. countable, uncountable A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather. 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."

    Similar: balmoral, Oxford shoe

  2. attributive, countable, uncountable, usually A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing. 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
  3. Australia, abbreviation, archaic, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Oxford scholar
  4. countable, uncountable A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
  5. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Oxford shirt […] slid his pants off, revealing glimpses of red cotton bikinis covered by the tail of his white oxford.
  6. UK, abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade

oxford²

  • /ˈɑksfɚd/ US
  • /ˈɒksfəd/ UK

Sounds like Oxford

noun oxfords

  1. countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth) The other evening I was doing a very grown-up thing, ironing an oxford cloth shirt for work[…].
  2. countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe)

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: oxford university, cambridge, oxfam, clarendon, newton, amsterdam, shoe, cardiff, portsmouth, editions, elsevier, fccc, balmoral, chambray, lace-up, brogue

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name city

EspañolOxford
한국어옥스포드 Okseupodeu
日本語オックスフォード Okkusufōdo
中文牛津 Niújīn
हिन्दीऑक्सफ़ोर्ड ŏksaforḍ
PortuguêsOxford, Oxónia, Oxônia
FrançaisOxford
DeutschOxford, Ochsenfurt
ItalianoOxford, Osfordia
ΕλληνικάΟξφόρδη Oxfórdi
RomânăOxford
РусскийО́ксфорд Óksford
العربيةأُكْسْفُورْد ʔuksfūrd
עבריתאוקספורד

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@misc{oxford_2026,
  title = {oxford},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxford},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}