Bristol County

English

Proper noun

Bristol County

  1. one of 14 counties in Massachusetts, USA, with its county seat in Taunton.
  2. one of 5 counties in Rhode Island, USA, with the traditional county seat in Bristol.

Usage notes

The two counties are adjacent to each other, and the Rhode Island county was originally part of the Massachusetts county until 1746-7.

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