Oxonian


[ok-soh-nee-uh n] /ɒkˈsoʊ ni ən/

adjective
1.
of or relating to , England, or to University (in England).
noun
2.
a member or graduate of University.
3.
a native or inhabitant of .
/ɒkˈsəʊnɪən/
adjective
1.
of or relating to Oxford or Oxford University
noun
2.
a member of Oxford University
3.
an inhabitant or native of Oxford
adj.

“pertaining to Oxford or to Oxford University,” 1640s, from Medieval Latin oxonia, Latinized form of Middle English Oxforde (see Oxford). Earlier as a noun (1540s).

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