Bristol

See also: bristol

English

Alternative forms

Brigstow (obsolete)[1]
Bristole (obsolete)[1]
Bristou (obsolete)[1]
Bristow (obsolete)[1]
Brizzle (informal)

Etymology

From Middle English Brigstow, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ +‎ -stōw. See bridge and stow for more.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɪstəl/
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪstəl

Proper noun

Bristol

A city, county and unitary authority in south-west England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
A small city in Florida, USA, and the county seat of Liberty County.
A town in Rhode Island, USA, and the traditional county seat of Bristol County.
A surname.

Derived terms

Descendants

Latin bristoliensis

Translations

city in south-west England

Arabic: بْرِيسْتُول‎ m (bristul)
Armenian: Բրիստոլ (Bristol)
Bulgarian: Бристъл m (Bristǎl)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 碧仙桃 (bik¹ sin¹ tou⁴)

Mandarin: 布里斯托爾 (zh), 布里斯托尔 (zh) (Bùlǐsītuō'ěr), 布里斯托 (zh), 布里斯托 (zh) (Bùlǐsītuō) (Taiwan)
French: Bristol (fr)
Georgian: ბრისტოლი (brisṭoli)
Greek: Μπρίστολ (Brístol)
Hebrew: בריסטול‎ (brist'ol)
Irish: Briostó m

Japanese: ブリストル (Burisutoru)
Korean: 브리스톨 (Beuriseutol)
Latin: Bristolium
Latvian: Bristole f
Lithuanian: Bristolis m
Macedonian: Бристол m (Brístol)
Portuguese: Bristol f
Russian: Бристо́ль (ru) m (Bristólʹ)
Turkish: Bristol
Ukrainian: Бристоль m (Brystolʹ)
Welsh: Bryste f

See also

bristol
Category:Bristolian English

Noun

Bristol

Synonym of Bristol board

References

Bristol (England) in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

Anagrams

strobil

Portuguese

Etymology

From English Bristol.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾis.tow/

Proper noun

Bristol f

Bristol (a city in the South West region of England)

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