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Oxfordshire

(ˈɒksfədˌʃɪə; -ʃə)
n
(Placename) an inland county of S central England: situated mostly in the basin of the Upper Thames, with the Cotswolds in the west and the Chilterns in the southeast. Administrative centre: Oxford. Pop: 615 200 (2003 est). Area: 2608 sq km (1007 sq miles). Abbreviation: Oxon
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Ox•ford•shire

(ˈɒks fərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər)

n.
a county in S England. 597,700; 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km). Also called Oxford.
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