Bristolian

From Bristol, England

Bristolian refers to a person from Bristol, a major city in southwest England, or to anything characteristic of that place.

The term covers the distinctive local accent and dialect, marked by an intrusive "l" sound at the end of words ending in vowels—turning "area" into something like "areal." She's a born-and-bred Bristolian.

His Bristolian accent was unmistakable.

culture

Banksy

Anonymous political street artist

street artIllicit public murals
Massive AttackBritish trip-hop collective
PortisheadEnglish trip-hop band

trip-hop · harbourside · Brunel · graffiti · cider · Memorial Stadium · Rovers · City

dialect

accent

Regional speech pattern

West CountryEngland's rural southwest
rhoticPronouncing R sounds fully
drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern

vernacular · slang · pronunciation · intonation · proper · mind · keener · thee

identity

local

Of this area

nativeOriginating from a place
residentOne who inhabits
born and bredNative to a place

city pride · belonging · heritage · roots · community · West Country · Somerset · Avon · hometown · regional

historical

Saxon

Early Germanic Briton settler

medievalOf the Middle Ages
portDocking place for ships
slaveryOwnership of people

trade · merchant · Cabot · shipbuilding · tobacco · colonial · abolition · riots · Blitz · aerospace

Opposites

geographic/regional identity

BristolianLondoner

Capital city resident

Glaswegian · Mancunian · Liverpudlian · Brummie · Geordie

Family

Bristol

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G