Bristol
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈbɹɪstəl//
A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
proper noun
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A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
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Several places in Canada: A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
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Several places in Canada: A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
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Several places in Canada: A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
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A populated place in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
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A populated place in Loreto department, Peru.
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Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado.
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Several places in the United States: A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
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Several places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
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Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia.
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Several places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
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Several places in the United States: A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
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Several places in the United States: A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
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Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
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Several places in the United States: A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
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Several places in the United States: A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
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Several places in the United States: A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
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Several places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
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Several places in the United States: A town in Ontario County, New York.
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Several places in the United States: A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
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Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
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Several places in the United States: A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Several places in the United States: A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
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Several places in the United States: A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
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Several places in the United States: A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
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Several places in the United States: A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas.
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Several places in the United States: A town in Addison County, Vermont.
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Several places in the United States: An independent city in Virginia.
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Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington.
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Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
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Several places in the United States: A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
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Several places in the United States: A former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, disestablished in 2010; most of the town became the village of Bristol, while the remainder was annexed to the village of Pleasant Prairie.
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Several places in the United States: A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
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A surname from Old English.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Bristowe, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more. The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.
noun
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Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
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A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.
In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols.
Forms
- plural
- Bristols
Bristol · A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
Britain · The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe…British · The residents or inhabitants of Great Britain.Britney · A female given name transferred from the place name, variant…