Oxford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: ŏks'fəd
ipa: /ˈɒksfəd/
enpr: ôks'fəd
ipa: /ˈɔːksfəd/
enpr: äks'fərd
ipa: /ˈɑksfɚd/
homophone: oxford
Forms: form: Oxeford
form: Oxforth
form: Oxenford
form: Oxenforth
Etymology: From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
Senses: examples: text: Earlier this month a technical glitch involving LTN data resulted in dozens of roads in Oxford incorrectly appearing as closed on satellite navigation devices.
ref: 2021 June 19, “Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2021:
glosses: A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
glosses: Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
glosses: An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
glosses: Other places in England:
A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
glosses: Other places in England:
An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
examples: text: Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama.
ref: 2021 April 10, AJ Willingham, “Female truckers have become TikTok influencers, and they’re changing the transportation game”, in CNN:
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Calhoun County, Talladega County and Cleburne County, Alabama.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Florida.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Newton County, Georgia; named for the university.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A former city in Franklin County, Idaho, disincorporated in 2024.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city and township in Johnson County, Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Scott County, Kentucky.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Oxford County, Maine; named for the city in England.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Talbot County, Maryland.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city in Butler County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and village therein, in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A number of other townships, listed under Oxford Township.
glosses: A settlement on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
glosses: A place in Canada:
A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
examples: (historical)
glosses: A place in Canada:
A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
synonyms: Head of the Tide
glosses: A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
glosses: A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.
Derived terms: Camford
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