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Oxford

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Noun

1. oxford

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

2. oxford

a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner

3. oxford, oxford university

a university in England

4. oxford

a low shoe laced over the instep

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oxford

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noun
1. 
a city in S England, administrative centre of Oxfordshire, at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Cherwell: Royalist headquarters during the Civil War; seat of Oxford University, consisting of 40 separate colleges, the oldest being University College (1249), and Oxford Brookes University (1993); motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 143 016 (2001)
▶ Related word: Oxonian
2. Also called: Oxford Down
a breed of sheep with middle-length wool and a dark brown face and legs
3. 
a type of stout laced shoe with a low heel
4. 
a lightweight fabric of plain or twill weave used esp for men's shirts
noun
1st Earl of. title of (Robert) Harley

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Oxford

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1. 
city in SC England; county seat of Oxfordshire & the site of Oxford University: county district pop. 110,000
2. 
Oxfordshire
noun
1. 
a type of low shoe laced over the instep
: also oxford shoe
2. 
a cotton or rayon fabric with a basketlike weave, used for shirts, etc.
: also oxford cloth

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oxford

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English courtier and poet who is believed by some to have written Shakespeare's plays.
1. A city of south-central England on the Thames River west-northwest of London. The internationally famous Oxford University, founded in the 1100s, still dominates the city center.
2. A city of northern Mississippi south-southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. It is the seat of the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss"), established in 1844, and was William Faulkner's home town.
n.
1. A sturdy, low shoe that laces over the instep.
2. A cotton cloth of a tight basket weave, used primarily for shirts.

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