North Oxfordn.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθ ˈɒksfəd/, U.S.

/nɔrθ ˈɑksfərd/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: north adj., proper name Oxford.

Etymology: < north adj. + the name of the city of Oxford (see Oxford n. and adj.).

The suburban part of Oxford immediately north of the university area, which came to be associated with university dons and their families. Hence: the inhabitants of North Oxford collectively; Oxford academics.

ΚΠ

1902 Proc. Oxf. Archit. & Hist. Soc. 6 4 To bridge the Cherwell and carry a road from north Oxford over Norham Manor.

1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xiii. 109 I'll even live in Oxford if you like—North Oxford.

1950 A. Wilson Such Darling Dodos 79 The whimsical humour of North Oxford.

1974 F. Emery Oxfordshire Landscape vii. 214 Between the rustic variety of Summertown and the old suburbs of St Giles lies the Victorian perfection of North Oxford proper.

1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xii. 157 I..ranged out through Jericho and the stolid, handsome mansions of north Oxford.

Compounds

attributive. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this area; spec. donnish.

ΚΠ

1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned iv. 462 She had..a Sybil Dunlop moonstone on a long silver chain. A bit North Oxfordy? Well, she was North Oxford!

1950 A. Wilson Such Darling Dodos 97 Why you should have to drag Coleridge in, only your staunch North Oxford spirit can explain.

1973 Country Life 13 Sept. 720/1 The houses behind (Carolean or North Oxford Gothic?)..seem oddly familiar.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 18 Oct. 38/3 I..remember her..fetching the tea amid a characteristic North Oxford clutter of books and papers and cats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	north oxford
释义	North Oxfordn. Brit. /ˌnɔːθ ˈɒksfəd/, U.S. /nɔrθ ˈɑksfərd/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: north adj., proper name Oxford. Etymology: < north adj. + the name of the city of Oxford (see Oxford n. and adj.). The suburban part of Oxford immediately north of the university area, which came to be associated with university dons and their families. Hence: the inhabitants of North Oxford collectively; Oxford academics. ΚΠ 1902 Proc. Oxf. Archit. & Hist. Soc. 6 4 To bridge the Cherwell and carry a road from north Oxford over Norham Manor. 1910 E. M. Forster Howards End xiii. 109 I'll even live in Oxford if you like—North Oxford. 1950 A. Wilson Such Darling Dodos 79 The whimsical humour of North Oxford. 1974 F. Emery Oxfordshire Landscape vii. 214 Between the rustic variety of Summertown and the old suburbs of St Giles lies the Victorian perfection of North Oxford proper. 1995 B. Bryson Notes from Small Island (1996) xii. 157 I..ranged out through Jericho and the stolid, handsome mansions of north Oxford. Compounds attributive. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this area; spec. donnish. ΚΠ 1935 N. Mitchison We have been Warned iv. 462 She had..a Sybil Dunlop moonstone on a long silver chain. A bit North Oxfordy? Well, she was North Oxford! 1950 A. Wilson Such Darling Dodos 97 Why you should have to drag Coleridge in, only your staunch North Oxford spirit can explain. 1973 Country Life 13 Sept. 720/1 The houses behind (Carolean or North Oxford Gothic?)..seem oddly familiar. 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 18 Oct. 38/3 I..remember her..fetching the tea amid a characteristic North Oxford clutter of books and papers and cats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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