Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Oxford and Cambridge universities, especially when regarded as the seat of traditional academic excellence, privilege, and exclusiveness.
- adjective Of or characteristic of Oxbridge.
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- proper noun The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively, in contrast to
redbrick universities .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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OXBRIDGE APPLICATIONS: Oxbridge applications, we have a network of 500 former admissions, and we take the people that have been there and done it and help supply that information back to people who want to go there.
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Those of my friends that went onto oxbridge changed schools, repeated their A levels and managed to get important grades to take them to Oxbridge.
Education news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Lee Elliot Major 2010
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And your thing about Oxbridge is somewhat outdated.
Matthew Yglesias » Culture and Size and Scope of Government 2010
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Now even young, college-age Britons are pro-Tory now; a recent survey had Tory support in Oxbridge about 15% ahead of Labour.
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Went to Oxbridge, is treated as an axiomatic 'bad thing'.
The Ming Dynasty 2006
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Posted in Oxbridge, Polytechnics, Vocational Courses.
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3 Despite rigorous reverse discrimination the proportion of students from under privileged backgrounds entering Oxbridge is declining annually
Archive 2007-01-21 Newmania 2007
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3 Despite rigorous reverse discrimination the proportion of students from under privileged backgrounds entering Oxbridge is declining annually
Priestly Castes and Political Exclusion Newmania 2007
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So it showed posh boys at prep school who, aged seven, could confidently name the Oxbridge college they planned to attend - and working-class girls discussing what they would do if they had a lot of money, "like two pounds".
Watch 49 Up tomorrow 2005
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So it showed posh boys at prep school who, aged seven, could confidently name the Oxbridge college they planned to attend - and working-class girls discussing what they would do if they had a lot of money, "like two pounds".
Archive 2005-09-01 2005
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