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oxley

/ˈɑksli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
ox-ley
IPA
/ˈɑksli/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SJ9101).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in Australia, most of which are named after John Oxley:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English oxa (“ox”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to ox + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Oxleys (plural)

Phrases

Oxley Flats Oxley Island Oxley Park Oxley Vale

Rhymes With

moxley boxley

Questions

How do you pronounce oxley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑksli/.
What does oxley mean?
A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SJ9101).
Where does oxley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce oxley

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