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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
However, in 2022-23 they did come within touching distance of promotion, finishing in third position but only three points behind champions Bristol City.
Daisy Crawford was travelling to Belfast on Sunday after spending time with family in Bristol.
Four clubs - Bristol City, Southampton, Birmingham City and Newcastle United - have participated in the trial for certain games in the latter part of the season.
Victory would move Rovers into the top six but only if two of Bristol City, Coventry and Millwall fail to win.
"I'm standing up for my rights," bellows Danny, a balding man with a grey beard who calls a converted horsebox home in a leafy suburb of Bristol.
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