Oxbridge

American  

[oks-brij] / ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

1. Oxford or Cambridge University, or both, especially in contrast with the redbrick universities of England.

2. upper-class intellectual life in England, as felt to be under the influence of Oxford and Cambridge universities.

   a bitter attack on Oxbridge by the younger writers.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Oxford and Cambridge, or of upper-class, intellectual traditions or manners associated with these universities.

   a career formerly open only to Oxbridge graduates; to voice the proper Oxbridge sentiments.

Oxbridge British  

/ ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      Oxbridge graduates

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Example Sentences

She worked with younger students as a programs assistant with Oxbridge Academic Programs in New York last summer, said Richard Michaelis, executive director.

From The Wall Street Journal

She comes across as preaching to her peers rather than seeking converts, a whiff of Oxbridge elitism.

From Los Angeles Times

"Due to the substantial level of debt within Oxbridge Ltd, no repayment to unsecured creditors is currently anticipated," it added.

From BBC

Also like “Babel,” “Katabasis” revolves around the dark inequities cracking the foundations of a fictional department in an Oxbridge school, a place people would kill to get into and then die in while they’re there.

From Los Angeles Times

The Welsh government's Seren scheme is designed to support the brightest pupils to reach their full potential, but critics have questioned its traditional focus on Oxbridge and top universities outside Wales.

From BBC