Bristol
Americannoun
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a seaport in Avon, in southwestern England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
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a city in central Connecticut.
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a township in southeastern Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
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a deepwater seaport in eastern Rhode Island.
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a city in northeastern Tennessee, contiguous to but politically independent of Bristol, Virginia.
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a city in southwestern Virginia, contiguous to but politically independent of Bristol, Tennessee.
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a bi-state region comprising the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia.
noun
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a port and industrial city in SW England, mainly in Bristol unitary authority, on the River Avon seven miles from its mouth on the Bristol Channel: a major port, trading with America, in the 17th and 18th centuries; the modern port consists chiefly of docks at Avonmouth and Portishead; noted for the Clifton Suspension Bridge (designed by I. K. Brunel, 1834) over the Avon gorge; Bristol university (1909) and University of the West of England (1992). Pop: 420 556 (2001)
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a unitary authority in SW England, created in 1996 from part of Avon county. Pop: 391 500 (2003 est). Area: 110 sq km (42 sq miles)
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From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Also having just come from the dentist, I was looking forward to a cold and soft lunch, and Bristol Farms’ is pretty decent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In 2024, Bristol Airport's direct carbon emissions were the equivalent of 3,680 tonnes of CO2, compared with 682,167 tonnes from indirect emissions including flights.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Two weeks ago, Macs was transferred to a specialist unit in Bristol where his condition has since deteriorated.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
It was said that you could walk from Oxford to Bristol in one direction and London in the other, and never leave Jordan land.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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