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How to pronounce oxbridge in English?

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Type of university

Examples of oxbridge

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Oxbridge graduates make up 38% of trainees at the leading corporate law firms.
From the guardian.co.uk
Oxbridge Colleges also give importance to dining together as do the military.
From the guardian.co.uk
Whilst some will have far more oxbridge graduates they do not approach 82% overall.
From the guardian.co.uk
Oxbridge tutors want to have students who they feel they will enjoy teaching.
From the guardian.co.uk
Oxbridge and Bath are beautiful places, worth more than a day in my opinion.
From the independent.co.uk
Oxbridge trustafarians on a fast-track to untold wodges of money apparently.
From the guardian.co.uk
Interesting to note that the Python crew were privileged public school oxbridge scum.
From the independent.co.uk
Oxbridge admissions are a subject that Britain's class warriors regularly clash over.
From the time.com
Oxbridge select the best of the best, and the best of the best apply there.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • General term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
  • Oxbridge is a composite, or blend, of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in England, and the term is now used to refer to them collectively, often with implications of perceived superior intellectual or social status. ...
  • Verbal shortcut lumping together Oxford and Cambridge