Oxford of the East

English

Etymology

So called because, like Oxford in England, it is known for its academic institutions.

Proper noun

the Oxford of the East

1. (poetic) The city of Pune in India.
   • 2011, Jasmine Y. Damle, Pune: Tradition to Market: a Study of Changing Trends in Consumption with Special Reference to Service Sector in Hotel Industry, Gyan Publishing House, →ISBN, page 68:

     It was feared that the rapid pace of industrial development would destroy ‘Oxford of the East’ and its educational and intellectual atmosphere