oxonian
/ɑkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/adjective
oxonian is an adjective meaning “Containing oxygen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-X-O-N-I-A-N and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 41 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does oxonian mean?
adjective
- 1
Containing oxygen.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Oxford or to the University of Oxford.
He worked with the Oxonian scholar for some time in developing the thesis.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Oxford.
- 2
A student or graduate of the University of Oxford.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce oxonian?
- UK /ɒkˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
- US /ɑkˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
Oxonian has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is oxonian?
Oxonian appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Oxonian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to Oxford:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | oxonien |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.