Bristol

/ˈbrɪstəl/ noun

Definition

A city in southwestern England known for its maritime history and trade. Also refers to Bristol board, a smooth cardboard used for drawing.

Etymology

From Old English 'Brycgstow', meaning 'place of the bridge', referring to a bridge over the River Avon. The name evolved through Middle English to its current form.

Kelly Says

Bristol was once Britain's second-largest city and a major slave trading port, but it's now better known for Banksy's street art and as the birthplace of trip-hop music. The smooth Bristol board paper was named after the city's papermaking industry!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብሪስቶል
ARالعربية
بريستول
BNবাংলা
ব্রিস্টল
CACatalà
Bristol
CSČeština
Bristol
DADansk
Bristol
DEDeutsch
Bristol
ELΕλληνικά
Μπρίστολ
ESEspañol
Bristol
FAفارسی
بریستول
FISuomi
Bristol
FRFrançais
Bristol
GUGU
બ્રિસ્ટલ
HAHA
Bristol
HEעברית
בריסטול
HIहिन्दी
ब्रिस्टल
HUMagyar
Bristol
IDBahasa Indonesia
Bristol
IGIG
Bristol
ITItaliano
Bristol
JA日本語
ブリストル
KKKK
Бристоль
KMKM
ប្រឹស្តល់
KO한국어
브리스톨
MRMR
ब्रिस्टल
MSBahasa Melayu
Bristol
MYမြန်မာ
ဗြစ်စတံ
NLNederlands
Bristol
NONorsk
Bristol
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰਿਸਟਲ
PLPolski
Brystol
PTPortuguês
Bristol
RORomână
Bristol
RUРусский
Бристоль
SVSvenska
Bristol
SWKiswahili
Bristol
TAதமிழ்
பிரிஸ்டல்
TEతెలుగు
బ్రిస్టల్
THไทย
บริสตอล
TLTL
Bristol
TRTürkçe
Bristol
UKУкраїнська
Бристоль
URاردو
برسٹل
VITiếng Việt
Bristol
YOYO
Bristol
ZH中文
布里斯托尔
ZUZU
Bristol

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