Meaning

noun a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

noun a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner

noun a university in England

originFrom 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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