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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The 22-year-old, who joined Bournemouth from Bristol City in 2023 for £25m, has two years left on his current deal with the Premier League side.
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
The Bristol Evening Post began receiving a stream of letters from residents who described hearing an unexplained sound and wanted to know what was producing it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The phenomenon first gained widespread attention in Bristol, England, during the mid-1970s.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The website for the Bristol Township schools features a group picture of the members of the school board.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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