Oxfordshire

 [oks-ferd-sheer, -sher]  

Ox·ford·shire

   [oks-ferd-sheer, -sher]
noun
a county in S England. 539,100; 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km).
Also called Oxford, Oxon.
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Oxfordshire (ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə)
 
—n
Oxon 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)

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