Bristol
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- proper noun
- /ˈbrɪstəl/
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Bristol
- I teach at Bristol University, which is located near the River Avon.
- the city of Bristol
- Bristol, England
- Bristol, UK
I'm talking Cardiff, Birmingham, York, Bristol, Southend and Oxford.
- I'm talking Cardiff, Birmingham, York, Bristol, Southend and Oxford.
- I had offers from Durham, Bristol, York and Exeter.
- OK, so it's in between Bristol and Southampton.
- And so I said to my dad that Dad, I want to move to Bristol to come away there.
- Most people will come into the Bay Area or Bristol, Bristol, UK here or Fort Collins, Co and work.
- So they smelted down or melted down the gold somewhere near Bristol.
- They asked the guy who was, is it Abdul from Bristol?
Examples
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The societies in Bristol need guidance, sir.
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The oldest amusement park in the United States is Lake Compounce, in Bristol, Connecticut.
Academic text (2011) -
And this is a hello from James in Bristol, England.
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We're moving the girl to Bristol straight away.
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A quiet town, Bristol has been hard hit by the recession of recent years.
Fiction book (1994) -
I had offers from Durham, Bristol, York and Exeter.
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This is Tammy from Bristol, from Bristol Zoo.
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We marched through the darkness of Bristol, an industrial town outside of North Philadelphia.
Fiction book (2001) -
The first paper bags manufactured commercially are said to have been made in Bristol, England, in the 1840s.
Academic text (2015) -
So instead the Royalist Field Army headed for Bristol, England's second most populated city.
Idioms
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Etymology
The word Bristol comes from old English parts brycg and stow, meaning 'bridge' and 'place'. So Bristol originally meant the 'place by the bridge', which fits the city beside the River Avon and its old bridge and harbour.