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Brighton
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Brigh·ton  (brtn)
A borough of southeast England on the English Channel south of London. It became a fashionable resort after 1783 when the Prince of Wales (later George IV) began to patronize it. The Royal Pavilion, in a combination of Chinese and Mogul styles, was designed by the noted architect John Nash (1752-1835). Population: 134,000.
Brighton [ˈbraɪtən]
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(Placename) a coastal resort in S England, in Brighton and Hove unitary authority, East Sussex: patronized by the Prince Regent, who had the Royal Pavilion built (1782); seat of the University of Sussex (1966) and the University of Brighton (1992). Pop.: 124 851 (1991)
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Noun1.Brighton - a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
England - a division of the United Kingdom
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Pub owner Brian Flynn said it cost pounds 1000 to repair the damage caused by Scobbie, of Brightons, near Falkirk.
ROCK BOTTOM; Bare bum thief is locked up after he's left dangling ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
But fear not, those stalwarts of Chartersworld - bicycling spinsters, buck-toothed vicars, inky-handed boys clutching jars of sticklebacks, beehived blondes behind milk-bar counters, bouffanted Miss New Brightons, beatniks, warbling weirdy-beardy folkies with fingers stuck in ears and vats of steaming tea brewed in Birkenhead's back-tobacks will live on in his continuing column, soon to be a Steven Spielberg film, Back to the '50s.
Parking solution; MR BROCKLEBANK by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The Brightons all left work that day in honour of Randall and never went back.
IT'S THE END OF AN ERA; Teesside's last stone miner dies by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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