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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The universities of Oxford, the Cambridge and Durham collectively. British, rare

   "Which university did you go to? ... Doxbridge – well, Durham, if you must know"

2. 2
   An annual five-day sports tournament held in March in Dublin involving colleges of the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Durham and the University of York.

Example

More examples

"Which university did you go to? ... Doxbridge – well, Durham, if you must know"

Etymology

Blend of Durham + Oxbridge.

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