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Oxonian

 [ok-soh-nee-uhn]   Origin

Ox·o·ni·an

   [ok-soh-nee-uhn]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Oxford, England, or to Oxford University (in England).
noun
2.
a member or graduate of Oxford University.
3.
a native or inhabitant of Oxford.

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Origin:
1530–40; < Medieval Latin Oxoni(a) Oxford + -an
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Oxonian (ɒkˈsəʊnɪən)
 
—adj
1.  of or relating to Oxford or Oxford University
 
—n
2.  a member of Oxford University
3.  an inhabitant or native of Oxford

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Oxonian
"pertaining to Oxford or to Oxford University, c.1540, from M.L. oxonia, Latinized form of M.E. Oxforde (see oxford).
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