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Oxbridge

//ˈɒks.bɹɪd͡ʒ// adj, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to Oxbridge. not-comparable, usually

    "The applicants are mostly Oxbridge, so you'd better watch out."

  2. 2
    Evoking the idea of Oxbridge. comparable, not-comparable, usually

    "We ate a formal dinner at high table after the service. It all felt very Oxbridge."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively. UK

    "On the previous night he had taken the manuscript out of a long neglected chest, containing old shooting jackets, old Oxbridge scribbling books, his old surplice, and battered cap and gown, and other memorials of youth, school, and home."

  2. 2
    A hamlet in Netherbury parish, west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4797). UK, informal, predicative, usually
  3. 3
    A suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4318). UK, informal, predicative, usually
Noun
  1. 1
    general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University) wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of Oxford + Cambridge.

Etymology 2

Blend of Oxford + Cambridge.

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