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Derivation; Reference.
'''Oxbridge''' is a portmanteau word used to describe the [[English]] universites of [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]], and, by extension, the upper class and upper-middle class cultural and political elites educated there. It is used in similar contexts to the American term [[Ivy League]].
'''Oxbridge''' is a portmanteau word used to describe the [[English]] universites of [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]], and, by extension, the upper class and upper-middle class cultural and political elites educated there (often referred to as "the Establishment".) It is used in similar contexts to the American term [[Ivy League]].
The term, (with its alternative, "Camford" which is no longer used) was first recorded in W. M. Thackeray's "''Pendennis''" (1848-50).
Reference: "Brewer's Britain and Ireland"
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