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oxonian

Croatian translation: oksfordski

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English term or phrase:oxonian
Croatian translation:oksfordski
Entered by: Kemal Mustajbegovic

02:57 Dec 19, 2001
English to Croatian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: oxonian
Sentence goes: "You better don't argue with him, he's bxxxxx oxonian."
Braco
oksfordski
Explanation:
adj. - oksfordski, koji se odnosi na Oxford
noun - oksfordski djak, osoba koja je studirala na Oxfordu

"Bolje ti je ne prepirati se s njim, on je ... oksfordski djak."
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Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 23:45
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Zahvaljujem!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4oksfordski
Kemal Mustajbegovic
5Englez, Britanac, (tvrdoglav, "zatupljen")
TBQGS (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
oksfordski


Explanation:
adj. - oksfordski, koji se odnosi na Oxford
noun - oksfordski djak, osoba koja je studirala na Oxfordu

"Bolje ti je ne prepirati se s njim, on je ... oksfordski djak."

Kemal Mustajbegovic
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in pair: 240
Grading comment
Zahvaljujem!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ines Grabarevic
3 hrs
agree  Marijana Ivanovic Zganjer
4 hrs
neutral  TBQGS (X): Ne mora da znaci da je takav kontekst.
4 hrs
agree  Aleksander Vasiljevic: Moglo bi i "on je xxx s Oksforda" (u smislu da tamo studira ili je vec diplomirao, u svakom slucaju "kapacitet")
6 hrs
agree  Nenija Hasanic
8 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Englez, Britanac, (tvrdoglav, "zatupljen")


Explanation:
Sense 1
Oxonian
-> English person
=> Englishman
=> Englishwoman
=> Anglo-Saxon
=> Anglo-Saxon
=> Anglo-Indian
=> pommy, pom
=> Cantabrigian
=> Lancastrian
=> Lancastrian
=> Hanoverian
=> Liverpudlian
=> Londoner
=> Mancunian
=> Oxonian
=> Sassenach

The adjective "oxonian" has 2 senses in WordNet.

1. Oxonian -- (of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; "Oxonian education")
2. Oxonian -- (of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; "his Oxonian neighbors"; "Oxonian bookstores")

Sense 2
Oxonian
=> English person
=> Britisher, Briton, Brit
=> European
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
=> life form, organism, being, living thing
=> entity, something
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> entity, something

HTH
Good luck!


    Reference: http://www.m-w.com
TBQGS (X)
PRO pts in pair: 6
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