Oxbridge University

Ox·bridge (

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n. Chiefly British

Oxford and Cambridge universities, especially when regarded as the seat of traditional academic excellence, privilege, and exclusiveness.

adj.

Of or characteristic of Oxbridge: spoke with an Oxbridge accent.

[Ox(ford) + (Cam)bridge.]

Oxbridge [ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ]

(Social Science / Education)

a. the British universities of Oxford and Cambridge, esp considered as ancient and prestigious academic institutions, bastions of privilege and superiority, etc.

b. (as modifier) Oxbridge graduates

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Noun

Oxbridge - general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)

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

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Translations

Oxbridge

n → Oxford und/oder Cambridge

adj people → der Universität (gen) → Oxford oder Cambridge

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numerically university warden	It revolves around eight bright lads who are pushed to try for a place at an Oxbridge university by an uptight headmaster who is desperate for the reflected glory this would bring. Lessons in life and learning make Bennett's play hugely enjoyable; ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Well,apart from in Liverpool where young,old and in-between proved that stand-up comedy doesn't have to be the bastion of the Oxbridge University educated middle classes. Review: Re view Comic city comes of age; BEST OF LIVERPOOL COMEDY ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Bend It Like Beckham * Directed and cowritten by Gurinder Chadha * Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Ameet Chana * Opens March 28 in selected markets * Fox Searchlight Somewhere in the chilly bowels of an Oxbridge University library, some earnest double major in visual arts and sociology must be toiling over a thesis titled "Billy Elliot's Indian Soul Sister: Class, Gender Expectation, and Disapproving Daddies in 21stCentury England. Alive and kicking: soccer matches, class struggle, and a gay best ... by Stuart, Jan / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)	Oxaluric Oxalyl Oxamate Oxamethane Oxamethylane Oxamic Oxamide Oxamidine Oxandra Oxandra lanceolata Oxanilamide Oxanilate Oxanilic Oxanilide oxaprozin oxazepam oxazine Oxbane Oxbird Oxbiter oxblood oxblood red oxbow oxbow lake Oxbridge Oxbridge University oxcart oxen Oxenstierna oxeye oxeye daisy Oxeyed Oxfam Oxfly Oxford Oxford accent Oxford bags Oxford blue Oxford cap Oxford English Oxford English Dictionary Oxford frame oxford gray oxford grey Oxford Group Oxford movement Oxford School Oxford tie Oxford University oxford-gray oxford-grey	Oxbirds Oxbiter Oxblood Oxblood Oxblood oxblood red Oxboro Community Branch Library oxbow oxbow Oxbow (lake) Oxbow (lake) oxbow lake oxbow lake Oxbow Lakes Oxbow Lakes Oxbow loop Oxbow loop Oxbow loop Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge Oxbows Oxbows Oxbox lake Oxbox lake Oxbridge Oxbridge Oxbridge Oxbridge rivalry Oxbridge rivalry Oxbridge University Oxc Oxc Oxcarbazepine oxcart OXCI OXCIS OXCIT OXCO Oxcops and Alex_Knight Forum OXCT OXD OXE oxen oxen oxen Oxen Ford oxen of Geryon Oxen-Auf-Boxen.de Oxenaforda Oxenaforda Oxenaforda Oxenford State School Oxenstierna Oxenstierna, Axel Oxenstierna, Axel Gustafsson, Count Oxenstierna, Axel, Count Oxenstierna, Count Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna, Johan Gabriel

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It revolves around eight bright lads who are pushed to try for a place at an Oxbridge university by an uptight headmaster who is desperate for the reflected glory this would bring.

Lessons in life and learning make Bennett's play hugely enjoyable; ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Well,apart from in Liverpool where young,old and in-between proved that stand-up comedy doesn't have to be the bastion of the Oxbridge University educated middle classes.

Review: Re view Comic city comes of age; BEST OF LIVERPOOL COMEDY ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

Bend It Like Beckham * Directed and cowritten by Gurinder Chadha * Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Ameet Chana * Opens March 28 in selected markets * Fox Searchlight Somewhere in the chilly bowels of an Oxbridge University library, some earnest double major in visual arts and sociology must be toiling over a thesis titled "Billy Elliot's Indian Soul Sister: Class, Gender Expectation, and Disapproving Daddies in 21stCentury England.

Alive and kicking: soccer matches, class struggle, and a gay best ... by Stuart, Jan / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

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