Bristol Meaning
/ˈbɹɪstəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA woman's breast
nameA city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
Sentence Examples
I am actually Welsh but I am living in Bristol.
Two singles to Bristol, please.
It's about halfway between London and Bristol.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The historic ship sailed from the port of ____, England.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city of ____ is a very important port city in the west of England.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags."
— 2010, William Regal, Walking a Golden Mile:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The historic ship sailed from the port of ____, England.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city of ____ is a very important port city in the west of England.