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Oxonian

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Ox·o·ni·an  (k-sn-n)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Oxford or Oxford University.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Oxford.
2. A person who studies or has studied at Oxford University.

[From Medieval Latin Oxnia, Oxford, from Old English Oxnaford : oxena, genitive pl. of oxa, ox + ford, ford; see ford.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Oxonian - a native or resident of Oxford
Oxford - a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
English person - a native or inhabitant of England
Adj.1.Oxonian - of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; "Oxonian education"
2.Oxonian - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; "his Oxonian neighbors"; "Oxonian bookstores"


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The future of phonetics rests probably with his pupils, who all swore by him; but nothing could bring the man himself into any sort of compliance with the university, to which he nevertheless clung by divine right in an intensely Oxonian way.
A dark-blue oar crossed with a cherry-pink one above his mantel-piece spoke of the old Oxonian and Leander man, while the foils and boxing-gloves above and below them were the tools of a man who had won supremacy with each.
Still, by way of punishing her elder nephew, Miss Crawley persisted in being gracious to the young Oxonian.
 
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