Oxfordshire

[ oks-ferd-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈɒks fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

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noun

a county in S England. 1,008 sq. mi. (2,610 sq. km).

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Also called Oxford, Oxon.

Words nearby Oxfordshire

Oxford frame, Oxford gray, Oxford Group, Oxford movement, Oxford rule, Oxfordshire, Oxford shoe, Oxford theory, oxheart, oxhide, oxidane

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How to use Oxfordshire in a sentence

Both Rupert and James Murdoch were part of the weekend long preparations at Enstone Manor in Oxfordshire.
Tony Blair Texted Rebekah Brooks: 'I May Be Some Help'|Peter Jukes, Nico Hines|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And she was a regular visitor and supporter of her neighbour in the Oxfordshire countryside, David Cameron.
Rebekah Brooks Takes The Stand At Phone Hacking Trial|Peter Jukes, Nico Hines|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rolling hills of Oxfordshire, a genteel county in southeastern England, make for ideal riding country.
How Close Is Prime Minister David Cameron to Former Murdoch Deputy Rebekah Brooks?|Mike Giglio|March 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For the wealthier residents of Oxfordshire, country life can have an easy if synthetic charm.
'World' Players' Secret Getaway|William Underhill|July 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The Oxfordshire Yeomanry and an Indian battalion were the last reserves sent up to him.
1914|John French, Viscount of Ypres
On the Oxfordshire side the ground rises more gradually, but perceptibly, from the river bank.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous
But he was known in the Oxfordshire country as a man who knew what he was about, and such men are always welcome.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
A general election was now approaching: the great Oxfordshire contest already blazed with all the malevolence of party-zeal.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings|Edward Gibbon
In the Hundred Rolls for Oxfordshire there is frequent reference to the payment of the tax called scutage.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

British Dictionary definitions for Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

/ (ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

an inland county of S central England: situated mostly in the basin of the Upper Thames, with the Cotswolds in the west and the Chilterns in the southeast. Administrative centre: Oxford. Pop: 615 200 (2003 est). Area: 2608 sq km (1007 sq miles)Abbreviation: Oxon

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