Bristol
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Bris·tol | \ ˈbri-stᵊl 
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\Definition of Bristol
1 city in west central Connecticut west-southwest of Hartford population 60,477
2 town and port of entry on Narragansett Bay, eastern Rhode Island population 22,954
3 city in northeastern Tennessee on the border with Virginia population 26,702
4 city and port on the Avon River near the estuary of the Severn River in southwestern England population 370,300
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Bristolian \ bri-ˈstō-lē-ən , -ˈstōl-yən \ noun
, -ˈstōl-yən \ nounComments on Bristol
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