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Bristol

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Bris⋅tol

[bris-tl]
–noun
1. a seaport in Avon, in SW England, on the Avon River near its confluence with the Severn estuary. 420,100.
2. a city in central Connecticut. 57,370.
3. a city in NE Tennessee, contiguous with but politically independent of Bristol, Virginia. 23,986.
4. a town in E Rhode Island. 20,128.
5. a city in SW Virginia. 19,042.
6. a town in SE Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River. 10,876.
7. Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, considered as a unit.
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Bris·tol   (brĭs'təl)   
  1. A city of southwest England west of London. It has been an important trading center since the 12th century. Population: 420,000.

  2. A city of central Connecticut north of Waterbury. Its clockmaking industry dates from 1790. Population: 61,200.

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