Oxbridge

La cappella del King's College di Cambridge, il simbolo della città

Oxbridge, composto di Oxford e Cambridge, è un termine con il quale si indicano le due università collettivamente, spesso in riferimento al loro prestigio e alla loro autorevolezza.^[1]

^ Oxford English Dictionary^{[collegamento interrotto]}, Oxford University Press, 2002.
«Originally: a fictional university, esp. regarded as a composite of Oxford and Cambridge. Subsequently also (now esp.): the universities of Oxford and Cambridge regarded together, esp. in contrast to other British universities. adj Of, relating to, characteristic of, or reminiscent of Oxbridge (freq. with implication of superior social or intellectual status»

[1] Oxford English Dictionary^{[collegamento interrotto]}, Oxford University Press, 2002.
«Originally: a fictional university, esp. regarded as a composite of Oxford and Cambridge. Subsequently also (now esp.): the universities of Oxford and Cambridge regarded together, esp. in contrast to other British universities. adj Of, relating to, characteristic of, or reminiscent of Oxbridge (freq. with implication of superior social or intellectual status»

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