Bris·tol (br s t l)1. A city of southwest England west of London. It has been an important trading center since the 12th century. Population: 420,000. 2. A city of central Connecticut north of Waterbury. Its clockmaking industry dates from 1790. Population: 61,200. |
Bristol [ˈbrɪstəl]
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1. (Placename) City of. 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.: 407 992 (1991)
2. (Placename) City of. a unitary authority in SW England, created in 1996 from part of Avon county. Pop.: 380 615 (2001). Area: 110 sq. km (42 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. | Bristol - an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon England - a division of the United Kingdom |
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