oxford means A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 68 out of 100.
oxford is pronounced /ˈɒksfəd/.
Etymology
From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
name
- 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.”
- An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
- Other places in England:; A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).
- Other places in England:; An outer suburb of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8753).
- 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.”
- A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Izard County, Arkansas.
noun
- 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."”
- 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.”
- A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.