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Bristol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹɪstəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Bristowe, 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.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Bristols Number=Plur lexicographic
Brigstow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Brizzle Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic
Bristou alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Bristole alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Bristow alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Synonyms

Bristol board

wikipedia: Bristol

Bristol en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹɪstəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Bristowe, 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.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Bristow alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Bristole alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Brizzle Polite=Infm alternative lexicographic
Bristou alternative, obsolete lexicographic
Brigstow alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

Bristol brick · shipshape and Bristol fashion · Bristol fashion and shipshape · Bristol diamond · Bristolian · Bristol stool chart · Bristol sound · Bristol onion · Bristol blue glass · Bristol Channel · Bristol pound · Bristol board · Bristol County · Bristol whitebeam · Bristol glaze · Bristol rockcress · Bristol Township · Bristol Bay · South Bristol · Bristol paper

Descendants

bristoliensis

Relateds

bristol

Translations (39)

ru Бристо́ль (city in south-west England) · lt Bristolis (city in south-west England) · mr ब्रिस्टोल (city in south-west England) · pa ਬ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਟੋਲ (city in south-west England) · cmn 布里斯托 (city in south-west England) · si බ්රිස්ටෝල් (city in south-west England) · la Bristolium (city in south-west England) · hy Բրիստոլ (city in south-west England) · am ብሪስቶል (city in south-west England) · ug برىستول (city in south-west England) · cy Bryste (city in south-west England) · pt Bristol (city in south-west England) · uk Бристоль (city in south-west England) · ko 브리스톨 (city in south-west England) · he בריסטול (city in south-west England) · bn ব্রিস্টোল (city in south-west England) · fr Bristol (city in south-west England) · ml ബ്രിസ്ടോൽ (city in south-west England) · hi ब्रिस्टोल (city in south-west England) · kn ಬ್ರಿಸ್ಟೋಲ್ (city in south-west England) · bg Брѝстъл (city in south-west England) · th บริซโทล (city in south-west England) · cmn 布里斯托爾 (city in south-west England) · lv Bristole (city in south-west England) · lo ບຣິຊໂທລ (city in south-west England) · gu બ્રિસ્ટોલ (city in south-west England) · ar بْرِسْتُول or بْرِيسْتُول (city in south-west England) · pl Bristol (city in south-west England) · ta ப்ரிஸ்டோல் (city in south-west England) · tr Bristol (city in south-west England) · te బ్రిస్టోల్ (city in south-west England) · yue 碧仙桃 (city in south-west England) · ga Briostó (city in south-west England) · ja ブリストル (city in south-west England) · enm Bristowe (city in south-west England) · el Μπρίστολ (city in south-west England) · mk Бристол (city in south-west England) · eo Bristolo (city in south-west England) · ka ბრისტოლი (city in south-west England)

wikipedia: Bristol · wikidata: Q23154