Bristol
See also: bristol
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Brigstow, 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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪstəl/
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪstəl
Proper noun
Bristol
- A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
- Several places in Canada:
- A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
- A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
- A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
- A populated place in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
- A populated place in Loreto department, Peru.
- Several places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado.
- A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
- A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
- A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
- A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
- A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
- A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Ontario County, New York.
- A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
- A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
- A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
- A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
- A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- An independent city in Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, disestablished in 2010; most of the town became the village of , while the remainder was annexed to the village of Pleasant Prairie.
- A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
- A surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Descendants
- →⇒ Latin: bristoliensis
Translations
city in south-west England
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See also
- bristol
- Category:Bristolian English
Noun
Bristol (countable and uncountable, plural Bristols)
- Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
- (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.
References
Anagrams
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
- a municipality of Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Derived terms
- Bristolois, Bristoloise
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Bristol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbris.tɔl/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -istɔl
- Syllabification: Bris‧tol
- Homophone: bristol
Proper noun
Bristol m inan (related adjective bristolski)
- Bristol (a city, county, and unitary authority in southwest England)
Declension
Declension of Bristol
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Bristol |
| genitive | Bristolu |
| dative | Bristolowi |
| accusative | Bristol |
| instrumental | Bristolem |
| locative | Bristolu |
| vocative | Bristolu |
Related terms
adjective
- brystolowy
Further reading
- Bristol in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Proper noun
Bristol f
- Bristol (a city, county, and unitary authority in southwest England)