Oxfordshire

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UK/ˈɒks.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/Canada, US/ˈɑks.fɚd.ʃɚ/

proper noun

A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.

OriginMiddle English Oxenfordschire ← Old English Oxenafordsċīr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
    1 more example

    Oxfordshire County Council said it would not implement any more LTNs without consulting residents. […] Cabinet members of the Oxfordshire Fair Deal Coalition, which took over the council in May, issued a statement saying they would hold a "non-statutory consultation so that we can listen and devise something that works for everyone".

    2021 June 19, “Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2021

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
goring-on-thames

Origin

  1. Old EnglishOxenafordsċīr
  2. Middle EnglishOxenfordschire
  3. EnglishOxfordshire

From Middle English Oxenfordschire, from late Old English Oxenafordsċīr; equivalent to Oxford + -shire.

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APA

Oxfordshire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxfordshire

MLA

“Oxfordshire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxfordshire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oxfordshire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxfordshire.

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