I guess that my love affair with the Oxford Dictionary started after I first visited Oxford as a undergraduate student in History specializing in family history and genealogical research: its exquisite architecture, quaint shops and cafes, lovely sun light (well, when there is sun) and friendly people. Ever since that first visit, I’ve been to Oxford many times, and it never ceases to amaze me the peace of mind and spirit I feel each time.
As you probably already know, Oxford means the “Ford of the Ox” which was a name given by the area’s first inhabitants, the Saxons.
Only on the 12th century the city of Oxford began having a great deal of notoriety due to the establishment of the world’s famous Oxford University, which is today’s one of the world’s oldest, if not famous, universities.
