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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
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)
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
Ms Logan was the second female firefighter to die on duty in peacetime, after Fleur Lombard, 21, died in Bristol in 1996.
Along with George, those indicating a not guilty plea included Laura Saunders, the former Conservative parliamentary candidate in Bristol North West, and her partner Anthony Lee.
Ms Chauhan, a business administration student who lives in Bristol with her husband, had been visiting western India for a holiday.
PE lead at Summerhill Academy in Bristol, Sally Goodridge, said switching the uniform has made "children much more comfortable and we can jump up and get active at any time in the day".
The first incarnation of Zella Studios was based at the rear of an old repair room of Ladbrooke Pianos on Bristol Street.
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