Oxbridge

collegiate research university in Oxford, England

collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

thumb|Arms of the University of Cambridge (left) and the [[University of Oxford (right)]] Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest, wealthiest, and most prestigious universities of the United Kingdom. The term is used to refer to them collectively, in contrast to other British universities, and more broadly to describe characteristics reminiscent of them, often with implications of superior social or intellectual status or elitism.