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Oxfordshire
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English
Etymology
From en enm Oxenfordschire, from late en ang Oxenafordsċīr; equivalent to en Oxford -shire.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɒks.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/ UK
en /ˈɑks.fɚd.ʃɚ/ US,Canada
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Oxfordshire.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Oxfordshire.wav UK
Proper noun
en A midland <<county>> of <<cc/England>> bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
en Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods w:BBC News 2021-06-19 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57540583 Oxfordshire County Council said it would not implement any more LTNs without consulting residents. Cabinet members of the Oxfordshire Fair Deal Coalition, which took over the council in May, issued a statement saying they would hold a "non-statutory consultation so that we can listen and devise something that works for everyone". https://web.archive.org/web/20210630162409/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-57540583
Derived terms
en South Oxfordshire
en West Oxfordshire
Translations
Georgian: ka ოქსფორდშირი
Middle English: enm Oxenfordschire
Old English: ang Oxenafordsċīr f
Polish: pl Oxfordshire n