SINCE 1828
Bristol
geographical name
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
Other Words from Bristol
Bristolian
\ bri-ˈstō-lē-ən
, -ˈstōl-yən \
noun
, -ˈstōl-yən \
noun
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