Oxfordshire

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Oxfordshire

/ˈɒks.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈɑks.fɚd.ʃɚ/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

From Middle English Oxenfordschire, from late Old English Oxenafordsċīr; equivalent to Oxford + -shire.

proper noun

A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. Oxfordshire County Council said it would not implement any more LTNs without consulting residents. […] Cabinet members of the Oxfordshire Fair Deal Coalition, which took over the council in May, issued a statement saying they would hold a "non-statutory consultation so that we can listen and devise

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: scotland, shire, oxf., buckinghamshire, wiltshire, west oxfordshire, warwickshire, gloucestershire, worcestershire, berkshire, northamptonshire, bedfordshire, oxford county, bck., oxon, south oxfordshire

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"Oxfordshire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oxfordshire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{oxfordshire_2026,
  title = {Oxfordshire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxfordshire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}