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Oxbridge

adjective
Ox·bridge | \ˈäks-ˌbrij \

Definition of Oxbridge 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Oxford and Cambridge Universities — compare plateglass, redbrick sense 2

First Known Use of Oxbridge

1955, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Oxbridge

Oxford + Cambridge

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Oxbridge

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: of or relating to Oxford and Cambridge Universities

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