Bristol Syllabification: (Bris·tol)Pronunciation: /ˈbristl/Definition of Bristol 1a city in southwestern England; population 374,000 (est. 2009). It is located on the Avon River about 6 miles (10 km) from the Bristol Channel. 2an industrial city and township in west central Connecticut; population 60,927 (est. 2008). 3a township in southeastern Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River; population 53,847 (est. 2008). 4an industrial city in eastern Tennessee; population 25,817 (est. 2008). Bristol in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Bristol in the British & World English dictionary
