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Oxfordshire

/ˈɒks.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/US/ˈɑks.fɚd.ʃɚ/

Oxfordshire proper noun: a midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.

Proper noun

Oxfordshire

  1. A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
    • 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...2021 June 19, “Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2021

Origin of Oxfordshire

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

Words formed from Oxfordshire

Questions about Oxfordshire

What does Oxfordshire mean?
Oxfordshire means a midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
What part of speech is Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oxfordshire?
Oxfordshire is pronounced /ˈɒks.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Oxfordshire in the dictionary

  1. Oxfordish
  2. Oxfordism
  3. Oxfordist
  4. Oxfordists
  5. oxfords
  6. Oxfordshire
  7. Oxforth
  8. oxgall
  9. oxgalls
  10. oxgang
  11. oxgangs

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