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OXONIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or resident of Oxford

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Oxonian" is a kind of...):

English person (a native or inhabitant of England)

Holonyms ("Oxonian" is a member of...):

Oxford (a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University)

Derivation:

Oxonian (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants

Example:

Oxonian bookstores

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Oxford (a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University)

Derivation:

Oxford (a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University)

Oxonian (a native or resident of Oxford)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University

Example:

Oxonian education

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Oxford (a university in England)

Derivation:

Oxford (a university in England)

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