Oxfordshire

English

Etymology

From Middle English Oxenfordschire, from late Old English Oxenafordsċīr; equivalent to Oxford +‎ -shire.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒks.fəd.ʃə(ɹ)/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɑks.fɚd.ʃɚ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

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Oxfordshire

  1. A midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
    • 2021 June 19, “Hundreds protest over Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhoods”, in BBC News‎[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2021:
      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".

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