Oxbridge

[ oks-brij ]

/ ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ /

Chiefly British

noun

Oxford or Cambridge University, or both, especially in contrast with the redbrick universities of England.

upper-class intellectual life in England, as felt to be under the influence of Oxford and Cambridge universities: a bitter attack on Oxbridge by the younger writers.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Oxford and Cambridge, or of upper-class, intellectual traditions or manners associated with these universities: a career formerly open only to Oxbridge graduates; to voice the proper Oxbridge sentiments.

Example sentences from the Web for oxbridge

And also she was asking herself with futile reiteration why she had got into debt at Oxbridge?

Marriage |H. G. Wells
And, without removing his hobnails, or his corduroys, he sprang lightly into the Oxbridge racing-boat.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 9th, 1892 |Various
Oxbridge friend declines my invitation to "dine in Hall," and disappears.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 |Various
I'm told by gentlemen who heard my boy at Oxbridge, that he was famous as an orator, begad!

The History of Pendennis |William Makepeace Thackeray

He says Pen was one of the best speakers at Oxbridge, and had as great a character for talent as any of the young gentlemen there.

The History of Pendennis |William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for oxbridge

Oxbridge

/ (ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ) /

noun

the British universities of Oxford and Cambridge, esp considered as ancient and prestigious academic institutions, bastions of privilege and superiority, etc
(as modifier)Oxbridge graduates

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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Oxbridge

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Example sentences from the Web for oxbridge

British Dictionary definitions for oxbridge

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