Oxford
name, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
"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.""
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth) alt-of, countable, uncountable
"The other evening I was doing a very grown-up thing, ironing an oxford cloth shirt for work[…]."
- 3 a low shoe laced over the instep wordnet
- 4 A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing. attributive, usually
"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."
- 5 Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe) alt-of, countable, uncountable
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- 6 Ellipsis of Oxford scholar. Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, ellipsis
- 7 A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
- 8 Ellipsis of Oxford shirt. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 9 Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
"Earlier this month a technical glitch involving LTN data resulted in dozens of roads in Oxford incorrectly appearing as closed on satellite navigation devices."
- 2 Ellipsis of University of Oxford. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 3 An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
- 4 Other places in England:; A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
- 5 Other places in England:; An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Calhoun County, Talladega County and Cleburne County, Alabama.
"Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama."
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Florida.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Newton County, Georgia; named for the university.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A former city in Franklin County, Idaho, disincorporated in 2024.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.
- 14 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.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Scott County, Kentucky.
- 17 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.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Talbot County, Maryland.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
- 22 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
- 23 A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
- 24 A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
- 25 A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
- 26 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Butler County, Ohio.
- 27 A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 28 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
- 29 A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
- 30 A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships, listed under Oxford Township.
- 31 A settlement on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
- 32 A place in Canada:; A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
- 33 A place in Canada:; A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
"(historical)"
- 34 A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- 35 A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.
Example
More examples"I am a student at Oxford University."
Etymology
From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.