Doxbridge

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proper noun

The universities of Oxford, the Cambridge and Durham collectively.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKrareThe universities of Oxford, the Cambridge and Durham collectively.

    Which university did you go to? ... Doxbridge – well, Durham, if you must know

    2012 February 19, Iain Hollingshead, “How middle-class are you? Take this quiz”, in The Daily Telegraph
  2. An annual five-day sports tournament held in March in Dublin involving colleges of the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Durham and the University of York.

Origin

Blend of Durham + Oxbridge.

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APA

Doxbridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doxbridge

MLA

“Doxbridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doxbridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doxbridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doxbridge.

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