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Bristol
[ bris-tl ]
noun
- a seaport in Avon, in southwestern England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary.
- a city in central Connecticut.
- a township in southeastern Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- a deepwater seaport in eastern Rhode Island.
- a city in northeastern Tennessee, contiguous to but politically independent of Bristol, Virginia.
- a city in southwestern Virginia, contiguous to but politically independent of Bristol, Tennessee.
- a bi-state region comprising the twin cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia.
Bristol
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- City of Bristola 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)
- City of Bristola 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
They will win the title with victories over Bristol City and Plymouth Argyle in their final two matches, barring a mathematical miracle goal difference swing from Burnley.
Mamas Bristol, based in an industrial estate in Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, was established in 2018 by Paige Josham when she was trying to redistribute her children's old clothes.
"Scotland have got some incredible players, I know that from being at Bristol. I play alongside some of the best Scotland players there are," Bristol's Ward told BBC's Rugby Union Weekly.
Plans for trams and underground trains in Bristol - one of the largest cities in Europe not to have a mass transit system - fell apart last year amid political bickering.
"I found out when it was in the paper," says Green, who helpfully has an apartment in Bristol with a kitchen for the next six weeks.
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