adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Oxford or Oxford University. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Oxford. 2. A person who studies or has studied at Oxford University. [From Medieval Latin Oxōnia, Oxford, from Old English Oxnaford : oxena, genitive pl. of oxa, ox + ford, ford; see FORD.] |
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