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Oxonian¹

  • /ɒkˈsəʊ.nɪ.ən/ UK
  • /ɑkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ US

Rhymes with -əʊniən

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin Oxōnia (“Oxford”) + -an.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to Oxford or to the University of Oxford. He worked with the Oxonian scholar for some time in developing the thesis.

noun Oxonians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Oxford.
  2. A student or graduate of the University of Oxford.

oxonian²

  • /ɒkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ UK
  • /ɑkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/ US

Rhymes with -əʊniən

adjective

  1. Containing oxygen.

    Similar: oxygenian

Translations

Every language

adj of or pertaining to Oxford

Françaisoxonien
Italianooxoniense
Русскийо́ксфордский óksfordskij
العربيةأُكْسْفُورْدِي ʔuksfūrdī

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{oxonian_2026,
  title = {oxonian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxonian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}