Oxford
EigennameSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈɒksfəd//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈɔːksfəd//
- Kanada//ˈɑksfɚd//
A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
Eigenname
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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.
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An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
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Other places in England: A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
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Other places in England: An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
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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.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in New Haven County, Connecticut; named for the city in England.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sumter County, Florida.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Newton County, Georgia; named for the university.
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A number of places in the United States: A former city in Franklin County, Idaho, disincorporated in 2024.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.
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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.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Sumner County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Kentucky.
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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.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Talbot County, Maryland.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Oakland County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Chenango County, New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
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A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Butler County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Oxford Township.
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A settlement on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
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A place in Canada: A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
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A place in Canada: A town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
(historical)
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A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.
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Variante von University of OxfordEllipsis of University of Oxford.
Herkunft
From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
Substantiv
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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."
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A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing.
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.
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A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Variante von Oxford scholaraltertümlichEllipsis of Oxford scholar.
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Variante von Oxford shirtEllipsis of Oxford shirt.
[…] slid his pants off, revealing glimpses of red cotton bikinis covered by the tail of his white oxford.
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Variante von Oxford marmaladeEllipsis of Oxford marmalade.
Formen
- Plural
- Oxfords
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