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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Bris•tol (bris′tl),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary. 420,100.
- Place Namesa city in central Connecticut. 57,370.
- Place Namesa city in NE Tennessee, contiguous with but politically independent of Bristol, Virginia. 23,986.
- Place Namesa town in E Rhode Island. 20,128.
- Place Namesa city in SW Virginia. 19,042.
- Place Namesa town in SE Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River. 10,876.
- Place NamesBristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, considered as a unit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Bristol /ˈbrɪstəl/ n - City of Bristol ⇒ 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)
- City of Bristol ⇒ 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)
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