Oxford | meaning, definition in Cambridge English Dictionary

Oxford definition: 1. a city in south east England, famous for its university 2. a type of fairly formal man's shoe…. Learn more. MeaningofOxfordinEnglish Oxfordnounuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈɒks.fəd/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈɑːks.fɚd/ acityinsoutheastEngland,famousforitsuniversitySeealso Oxbridge Towns&regions:citynames&theirinhabitants Aberdeen Aberdonian Abidjan AbuDhabi Abuja Beirut Belgrade BelizeCity Belmopán BeloHorizonte Denver Detroit Dubai Dublin Dundonian phoenix Pittsburgh Prague Pyongyang Quebec Seemoreresults»   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. [C]US(alsoOxfordshoe)atypeoffairlyformalman'sshoe,usuallymadeofleather,thatfastenswithlaces Shoes ankleboot balletshoe Birkenstock bootie bootlace highheels high-top hikingboot hobnailboot insole sandal shoehorn shoelace shoemaker shoestring wedgie wellie wellington welly whitening Seemoreresults» (DefinitionofOxfordfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) TranslationsofOxford inChinese(Traditional) 牛津（英國東南部城市，以牛津大學著稱）,牛津鞋（一種男式系帶皮鞋）… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 牛津（英国东南部城市，以牛津大学著称）,牛津鞋（一种男式系带皮鞋）… Seemore inPortuguese sapatoOxford… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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