Bristol
See also: bristol
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Brigstow (obsolete)[1]
- Bristole (obsolete)[1]
- Bristou (obsolete)[1]
- Bristow (obsolete)[1]
- Brizzle (informal)
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪstəl/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪstəl
Proper nounEdit
Bristol
- A city, a 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 locality in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
- A locality in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
- A locality in the Loreto department, Peru.
- Several places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado, United States.
- A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
- A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Bristol Township, Kendall County, Illinois, United States.
- A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.
- A town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
- A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan, United States.
- A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, United States.
- A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
- A town in Ontario County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States.
- A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States, and the traditional county seat.
- A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota, United States.
- A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.
- A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas, United States.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
- An independent city in Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, disestablished in 2010; most of the town became the village of Bristol, while the remainder was annexed to the village of Pleasant Prairie.
- A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A surname from Old English.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Latin bristoliensis
TranslationsEdit
city in south-west England
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See alsoEdit
NounEdit
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, number 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.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bristol (England) in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
The municipality is named after the English city of Bristol.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bristol m
- A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
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PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English Bristol, from Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Bristol m inan
- Bristol (a city, a county and unitary authority in southwest England)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Bristol
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Proper nounEdit
Bristol f
- Bristol (a city, a county and unitary authority in southwest England)