Oxon

See also: oxon

English

Alternative forms

• Oxon.

Etymology 1

From Latin Oxonia (“Oxfordshire”).

Proper noun

Oxon

1. Postal abbreviation for Oxfordshire.

Etymology 2

From Latin Universitas Oxoniensis (“University of Oxford”).

Proper noun

Oxon

1. (after a qualification) University of Oxford, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.

   Synonym: Oxf

   The Crown Proceedings Act, 1947. By J. R. Bickford Smith, b.a. (Oxon), of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law

See also

• Cantab