Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oxford

4 senses of oxford

Sense 1
Oxford -- (a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")

Sense 2
Oxford -- (a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")

Sense 3
Oxford University, Oxford -- (a university in England)
       INSTANCE OF=> university -- (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)

Sense 4
oxford -- (a low shoe laced over the instep)
       => shoe -- (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)