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Meaning of Oxford in English

Oxford
noun
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/ˈɒks.fəd/ us
/ˈɑːks.fɚd/
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a city in south east England, famous for its university
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Oxbridge
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(also Oxford shoe)
a type of fairly formal man's shoe, usually made of leather, that fastens with laces
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(Definition of Oxford from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
牛津（英國東南部城市，以牛津大學著稱）, 牛津鞋（一種男式系帶皮鞋）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
牛津（英国东南部城市，以牛津大学著称）, 牛津鞋（一种男式系带皮鞋）…
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in Spanish
zapato Oxford…
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in Portuguese
sapato Oxford…
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