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Oxnard

/ˈɒksnɑrd/

Oxnard proper noun: the largest city in Ventura County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Oxnard

  1. The largest city in Ventura County, California, United States.
  2. An occupational surname from Old English.

Origin of Oxnard

From Old English oxanhierde, a compound of oxna + hierde, meaning oxherd. * (The city in California): Named after founding settler Henry T. Oxnard.

Words formed from Oxnard

Questions about Oxnard

What does Oxnard mean?
Oxnard means the largest city in Ventura County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Oxnard?
Oxnard is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oxnard?
Oxnard is pronounced /ˈɒksnɑrd/.

Words near Oxnard in the dictionary

  1. oxlings
  2. oxlip
  3. oxlips
  4. OXM
  5. oxmetidine
  6. Oxnard
  7. Oxner
  8. Oxners
  9. oxo
  10. Oxo cube
  11. Oxo cubes

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