Oxbridge
pronunciation
How to pronounce Oxbridge in British English:
UK [ˈɒksbrɪdʒ]
How to pronounce Oxbridge in American English:
US [ˈɑksbrɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
Word Origin
- Oxbridge
- 1849, a conflation of Oxford and Cambridge, used in reference to the characteristics common to the two universities.
Example
- 1. Such a home life was hardly ideal for preparing for those oxbridge exams .
- 2. He 's very oxbridge in his manner .
- 3. So how , I asked , did he land this most sought after of jobs , one that oxbridge graduates kill for ?
- 4. Other researches also seem to support his belief that oxbridge graduates start with an unfair advantage in the employment market .
- 5. The world 's great business schools have replaced oxbridge as the nurseries of the global elite .