Oxonian
[ɔks'əunjən]
Definition
(noun.) a native or resident of Oxford.
(adj.) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; 'his Oxonian neighbors'; 'Oxonian bookstores' .
(adj.) of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; 'Oxonian education' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England.
(n.) A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.
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Definition
adj. of or pertaining to Oxford or to its university.—n. an inhabitant or a native of Oxford: a student or graduate of Oxford.
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Examples
- Still, by way of punishing her elder nephew, Miss Crawley persisted in being gracious to the young Oxonian. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Then the sleepless Boots went shirking round from door to door, gathering up at each the Bluchers, Wellingtons, Oxonians, which stood outside. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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