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Oxford vs Derby - What's the difference?

oxford | derby |

As proper nouns the difference between oxford and derby

is that oxford is a city in England famous for its university while Derby is a city in the east Midlands of England, once the county town of Derbyshire.

As nouns the difference between oxford and derby

is that oxford is a variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather while derby is any of several annual horseraces.

oxford

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A city in England famous for its university.
  • (Oxford University)
  • A city in Alabama
  • A city in Arkansas
  • A town in Connecticut
  • An unincorporated community in Florida
  • A city in Georgia, USA
  • A city in Idaho
  • A town in Indiana
  • A city in Iowa
  • A city in Kansas
  • An unincorporated community in Kentucky
  • A town in Maine
  • A town in Maryland
  • A town in Massachusetts
  • A village in Michigan
  • A city in Mississippi
  • A village in Nebraska
  • A town in New York
  • A town in New Zealand
  • A city in North Carolina
  • A town in Nova Scotia
  • A city in Ohio
  • A borough in Pennsylvania
  • An unincorporated community in West Virginia
  • A town in Wisconsin

    • Derived terms

    * Oxbridge * Oxford comma

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
  • (by ellipsis) An Oxford Dictionary.

    • Synonyms

    * (shoe) balmoral

    See also

    * Cambridge ----

    derby

    English

    Noun

    (derbies)
  • Any of several annual horseraces.
  • By extension, any organized race.
  • (US) A bowler hat
  • *1906 , O. Henry,
  • *:He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.
  • (sports) A local derby
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Norwich 2 - 1 Nott'm Forest , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Defeat sees Forest remain a point outside the top six with a derby against Leicester up next.}}

    Derived terms

    * demolition derby * local derby * roller derby

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    * English eponyms ----