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Oxnard
OKS-nahrd
Oxnard (name) means a city in Southern California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Example: “They grew strawberries on a farm near Oxnard.”
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A city in Southern California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
"They grew strawberries on a farm near Oxnard."
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Etymology
Comes from Old English oxanhierde, a compound of oxna and hierde, meaning oxherd. The city in California was named after its founding settler, Henry T. Oxnard.
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What does “Oxnard” mean?
The word “Oxnard” means a city in Southern California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
How do you pronounce “Oxnard”?
“Oxnard” is pronounced OKS-nahrd (/ˈɒksnɑrd/ in IPA).
How do you use “Oxnard” in a sentence?
Here is “Oxnard” used in a sentence: “They grew strawberries on a farm near Oxnard.”
What part of speech is “Oxnard”?
“Oxnard” is a name.
