Oxon
noun
Oxon
1 American
[ok-son, -suhn]
/ ˈɒk sɒn, -sən /
noun
Oxon.
2
American
abbreviation
Oxon.
3
American
abbreviation
Oxon.
1
British
/ ˈɒksən /
abbreviation
Oxon
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Oxon.2
From the Medieval Latin word Oxonia
Origin of Oxon.3
From the Medieval Latin word Oxoniēnsis
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She was a major part of the show, dancing with her husband throughout their Oxon Hill, Md., performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
The market town is "one of those places where everyone knows everybody", said Reverend Charlotte Gompertz, the vicar of Shelton and Oxon.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
The authorities did not provide an account of how he had been caught or why Mr. Haynes had been in Oxon Hill.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The Oxon Hill native hauled in six balls for a career-high 108 yards and the first-quarter touchdown, with 80 of those yards coming after the catch.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
The Rev. Dr. Ingram, principal of Trinity College, Oxon, has since published his translation, accompanied by the original, a collation of the manuscripts, and notes critical and explanatory.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
With Old Harrovian Winston Churchill back in power, His Majesty's ministers now boast 21 old Eton, Harrow or Winchester men; 27 Oxon. or Cantab.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oxon., revised and brought up to date by B. Wilson, Esq.,
From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Edward Allen Bell
Of chantry altars we have several left, including those at Abbey Dore, Herefordshire; Grosmont, Monmouthshire; Chipping Norton, Oxon.;
From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Sidney Heath
An Astrological Judgment upon his Majesty's present March, begun from Oxon. 7th of May 1645 printed in 4to.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II by Theophilus Cibber
Wood calls this despicable pun, an elegant turn.Satires of Juvenal illustrated with Notes, Oxon. folio 1673.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II by Theophilus Cibber
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