Bristol

[ bris-tl ]

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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

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noun

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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The Green Party is hoping for success in the West of England mayoralty, after winning Bristol Central in the general election and becoming the biggest party on the council last year.

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A man murdered a couple, dismembered their bodies and then froze some of their remains before taking the rest in suitcases to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, a court has heard.

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A basketball-style finger-roll lob in the direction of a beaten defender against Castres and an extravagant swallow dive against Bristol were two recent efforts.

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A 29-year-old doctor from Bristol has had her eyesight saved after a "game-changing" test identified a mystery infection that had plagued her health for five years.

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A man accused of murdering two men and dumping their remains in suitcases near the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol has admitted killing one of the victims.

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