OXFORD

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oxford mean? 

• OXFORD (noun)
  The noun OXFORD has 4 senses:

1. a city in southern England northwest of London; site of Oxford University
2. a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
3. a university in England
4. a low shoe laced over the instep

  Familiarity information: OXFORD used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXFORD (noun)

Meaning:

A city in southern England northwest of London; site of Oxford University

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Meronyms (parts of "Oxford"):

Oxford; Oxford University (a university in England)

Meronyms (members of "Oxford"):

Oxonian (a native or resident of Oxford)

Holonyms ("Oxford" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Meaning:

A university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Oxford" is a part of...):

Empire State of the South; GA; Georgia; Peach State (a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)

Meaning:

A university in England

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Oxford University; Oxford

Instance hypernyms:

university (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)

Holonyms ("Oxford" is a part of...):

Oxford (a city in southern England northwest of London; site of Oxford University)

Meaning:

A low shoe laced over the instep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("oxford" is a kind of...):

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oxford"):

saddle oxford; saddle shoe (an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color)