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)
Example Sentences
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Researchers compared the results with both historical samples and other beluga populations and found that genetic diversity in Bristol Bay is comparable to that of much larger populations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Belugas in Bristol Bay show relatively small differences in size between males and females compared with some other populations.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
It's thought they would have used some of the 95 caves along the Gower Peninsula facing the Bristol Channel, where stone tools have been found during excavations.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Freya Kemp breathed life into England's preparations for the T20 World Cup as they levelled their series against India with a 26-run victory in Bristol.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
There’s a large piece of Bristol board with enlarged photographs of people’s fingerprints pinned up on it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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