Oxbridge
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒks.bɹɪd͡ʒ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑks.bɹɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology 1
Blend of Oxford + Cambridge.
Proper noun
Oxbridge
- (UK, education) The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively.
- Britain is currently governed for the Oxbridge capitalist elite.
- Synonym: (rare) Camford
Coordinate terms
universities
- HYP
- HYPS
- HYPSM
- HYPSMC
- red brick universities
Derived terms
- Doxbridge
- Loxbridge
Adjective
Oxbridge (not generally comparable, comparative more Oxbridge, superlative most Oxbridge)
(UK, informal, usually predicative)
- (not comparable) Of or related to Oxbridge.
- The applicants are mostly Oxbridge, so you'd better watch out.
- (comparable) Evoking the idea of Oxbridge.
- We ate a formal dinner at high table after the service. It all felt very Oxbridge.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Oxbridge
- A hamlet in Netherbury parish, west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4797).
- A suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4318).