🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

옥스퍼드

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Okseupeodeu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Oxford/ˈɒks.fəd/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 옥스퍼드 대학교에서 경제학을 공부했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A city in central southern England, home to the prestigious University of Oxford.

    "Scholars from all over the world travel to study at the historic university in Oxford."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characteristic of the University of Oxford or its distinctive publishing style and academic traditions.

    "She always uses the Oxford comma to ensure absolute clarity in her legal writing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'Oxnaford', meaning 'shallow crossing of a river for oxen', composed of 'oxa' (ox) and 'ford' (shallow place to cross water). Historically documented as a settlement location beside the River Thames, it evolved from an Anglo-Saxon fortified town into a globally renowned seat of higher education.

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