# Oxford
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏks'fəd, IPA: /ˈɒksfəd/
* (Received Pronunciation, dated) enPR: ôks'fəd, IPA: /ˈɔːksfəd/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* (General American, Canada) enPR: äks'fərd, IPA: /ˈɑksfɚd/
* Audio (Canada):(file)
* Homophone: oxford

### Proper noun

Oxford
* A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
* Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
* An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
* A number of other places in the United Kingdom:
** A hamlet in Northumberland.
** A district of Tunstall, Staffordshire.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A city in Alabama.
** A city in Arkansas.
** An unincorporated community in Colorado.
** A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
** An unincorporated community in Florida.
** A city in Georgia, United States; named for the university.
** A city in Idaho.
** A town in Indiana.
** A city in Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
** A city in Kansas.
** An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
** A town in Maine; named for the city in England.
** A town in Maryland.
** A town in Massachusetts.
** A village in Michigan.
** A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
** A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
** A census-designated place in New Jersey.
** A town and village in New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
** A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
** A city in Ohio.
** A borough of Pennsylvania.
** An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
** A town and village in Wisconsin.
** A number of townships, listed under Oxford Township.
* A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
* A town in Nova Scotia.
    Synonym: Head of the Tide (historical)
* A settlement on Saint Croix, in the United States Virgin Islands.
* A town in Canterbury, New Zealand.

#### Derived terms

* Lower Oxford
* Oxbridge
* Oxford comma
* Oxford County
* Oxford glasses
* Oxford Grouper
* Oxford ivy
* Oxford pillowcase
* Oxfordshire
* Oxford shoe

#### Translations
### Noun

Oxford (plural Oxfords)
* A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
    Synonyms: balmoral, Oxford shoe
    Alternative form: oxford
** 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind: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."
* (usually attributive) A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing.
    Alternative form: oxford
** 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 148: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 barrels of whiskey, rum, and gin.
* (now chiefly Australia, now rare) Ellipsis of Oxford scholar.
* A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
* Ellipsis of Oxford shirt.
    Alternative form: oxford
* (UK) Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.

#### Derived terms

* saddle oxford

#### Translations
### See also

* Cambridge

### References

* “Oxford, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022.

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Particularly: “unclear the pronunciation of the stressed vowel: /o/ or /ɔ/”

### Proper noun

Oxford m
* Oxford (a city in England)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Oxford.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoksford/, [ˈo̞ks̠fo̞rd]
* Rhymes: -oksford

### Proper noun

Oxford
* Oxford (any of the various localities or the Oxford University)
    Tyttäreni opiskelee Oxfordissa.My daughter is studying in Oxford.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Oxford (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oxfordini
accusative
nom.
Oxfordini
gen.
Oxfordini
genitive
Oxfordini
partitive
Oxfordiani
inessive
Oxfordissani
elative
Oxfordistani
illative
Oxfordiini
adessive
Oxfordillani
ablative
Oxfordiltani
allative
Oxfordilleni
essive
Oxfordinani
translative
Oxfordikseni
abessive
Oxfordittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oxfordisi
accusative
nom.
Oxfordisi
gen.
Oxfordisi
genitive
Oxfordisi
partitive
Oxfordiasi
inessive
Oxfordissasi
elative
Oxfordistasi
illative
Oxfordiisi
adessive
Oxfordillasi
ablative
Oxfordiltasi
allative
Oxfordillesi
essive
Oxfordinasi
translative
Oxfordiksesi
abessive
Oxfordittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oxfordimme
accusative
nom.
Oxfordimme
gen.
Oxfordimme
genitive
Oxfordimme
partitive
Oxfordiamme
inessive
Oxfordissamme
elative
Oxfordistamme
illative
Oxfordiimme
adessive
Oxfordillamme
ablative
Oxfordiltamme
allative
Oxfordillemme
essive
Oxfordinamme
translative
Oxfordiksemme
abessive
Oxfordittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oxfordinne
accusative
nom.
Oxfordinne
gen.
Oxfordinne
genitive
Oxfordinne
partitive
Oxfordianne
inessive
Oxfordissanne
elative
Oxfordistanne
illative
Oxfordiinne
adessive
Oxfordillanne
ablative
Oxfordiltanne
allative
Oxfordillenne
essive
Oxfordinanne
translative
Oxfordiksenne
abessive
Oxfordittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Oxfordinsa
accusative
nom.
Oxfordinsa
gen.
Oxfordinsa
genitive
Oxfordinsa
partitive
Oxfordiaan Oxfordiansa
inessive
Oxfordissaan Oxfordissansa
elative
Oxfordistaan Oxfordistansa
illative
Oxfordiinsa
adessive
Oxfordillaan Oxfordillansa
ablative
Oxfordiltaan Oxfordiltansa
allative
Oxfordilleen Oxfordillensa
essive
Oxfordinaan Oxfordinansa
translative
Oxfordikseen Oxfordiksensa
abessive
Oxfordittaan Oxfordittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* oxfordilainen

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford, from Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔks.fɔrt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔksfɔrt
* Syllabification: Ox‧ford
* Homophones: oksford, Oksford, oxford

### Proper noun

Oxford m inan
* Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)
    Synonym: Oksford
* Ellipsis of Uniwersytet Oksfordzki.
    Synonym: Oksford
* Oxford (a number of other places in the United Kingdom)
    Synonym: Oksford
* Oxford (a number of other places in the United States)
    Synonym: Oksford

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Oxford in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford.

### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌɔksˈfɔɾ.dɨ/ [ˌɔksˈfɔɾ.ðɨ]

### Proper noun

Oxford
* Oxford (a city in England)
    Synonyms: Oxónia, Oxônia
* Oxford (university)