Bristol

See also: bristol

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally the place by the bridge), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hyper-correction from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.

The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.

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Wikivoyage

Bristol

  1. A city, county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
  2. Several places in Canada:
    1. A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
    2. A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
    3. A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A locality in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
  4. A locality in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
  5. A locality in the Loreto department, Peru.
  6. Several places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado.
    2. A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
    3. A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
    4. An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia.
    5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
    6. A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
    7. A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
    8. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
    9. A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
    10. A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    11. A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
    12. A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    13. A town in Ontario County, New York.
    14. A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
    15. An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
    16. A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    17. A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
    18. A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
    19. A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
    20. A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas.
    21. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
    22. An independent city in Virginia.
    23. An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington.
    24. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
    25. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
    26. 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.
    27. A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  7. A surname from Old English.

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Translations

See also

  • bristol
  • Category:Bristolian English

Noun

Bristol (countable and uncountable, plural Bristols)

  1. Synonym of Bristol board (kind of heavy paper)
  2. (countable, tiddlywinks) A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.
    • 2007, Forbes, volume 180, numbers 8-13, page 93:
      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.

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French

Etymology

The municipality is named after the English city of Bristol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁis.tol/
  • Hyphenation: Bris‧tol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Proper noun

Bristol m

  1. A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

  • Bristolois, Bristoloise

Polish

Bristol

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bristol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbris.tɔl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -istɔl
  • Syllabification: Bris‧tol
  • Homophone: bristol

Proper noun

Bristol m inan (related adjective bristolski)

  1. Bristol (a city, county, and unitary authority in southwest England)

Declension

adjective
  • brystolowy
nouns

Further reading

  • Bristol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From English Bristol.

Proper noun

Bristol f

  1. Bristol (a city, county, and unitary authority in southwest England)
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