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Definition of Oxbridge
1. Noun. General term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University).
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Oxbridge
1. Proper noun. The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively, in contrast to redbrick universities. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxbridge
Literary usage of Oxbridge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1809)
"... is a village at the north-west extremity of Middlesex, between Rickmansworth
and Oxbridge, twenty miles from London. Here Sir Edward Anderson, ..."
2. An Apology for the Conduct of the Gordons: Containing the Whole of Their by Loudoun Harcourt Gordon (1804)
"She might have had assistance at Oxbridge; tins waiter was ordered to take some
porter to the post-chaise, of which the lady partook. ..."
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