Bristol

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1. A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
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35. A surname from Old English.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
2. (countable) A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹɪstəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Brigstow

Inherited from Old English: Bryċġstōw

In summary

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.

Synonyms

Dorset

West Country

Devon

Gloucestershire

Translations

Bristol

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Μπρίστολ

Bristol

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Bristolium

bristol

Bristol

بْرِيسْتُول

Brístol

بريستول

Sentences

He is the brother of Bristol Rovers player Dominic Thomas who retired through injury .

Ofsted distributes its functions amongst its offices in London , Manchester , Nottingham , and Bristol .