Oxfordshire
[oks-ferd-sheer, -sher] /ˈɒks fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər/
noun
1.
a county in S England. 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km).
/ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə; -ʃə/
noun
1.
an inland county of S central England: situated mostly in the basin of the Upper Thames, with the Cotswolds in the west and the Chilterns in the southeast. Administrative centre: Oxford. Pop: 615 200 (2003 est). Area: 2608 sq km (1007 sq miles) Oxon
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