Bristol

American  

[bris-tl] / ˈbrɪs tl /

noun

1. a seaport in Avon, in southwestern England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.

2. a city in central Connecticut.

3. a township in southeastern Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.

4. a deepwater seaport in eastern Rhode Island.

5. a city in northeastern Tennessee, contiguous to but politically independent of Bristol, Virginia.

6. a city in southwestern Virginia, contiguous to but politically independent of Bristol, Tennessee.

7. a bi-state region comprising the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia.

---

Bristol British  

/ ˈbrɪstəl /

noun

1. 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)

2. 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

See Examples For:

Bristol

The discovery, published in Nature Astronomy, comes from a study jointly led by Cornell University in the United States and the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lead author Dr. Lili Alderson, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University, began the research while studying at the University of Bristol, where she earned her doctorate in physics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bristol Myers is seeking approval of another degrader, called mezigdomide, targeting the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Sadia Kabeya, who missed the win over the Black Ferns with a leg injury, is on the bench, alongside Bristol Bears' 20-year-old Demelza Short, who covers second row.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lauren Bristol is beside me, behind the image of the mushroom cloud after the bombing of Hiroshima.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---