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Brighton

proper nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈbɹaɪtən//
  • /[ˈbɹaɪ̯ʔən]/

A placename: A coastal city in East Sussex, England.

proper noun

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    A placename: A coastal city in East Sussex, England.

    Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer.

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    A placename: A hamlet in St Enoder parish and Ladock parish, south-east of Newquay, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9054).

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    A placename: A number of places in Canada: A parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.

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    A placename: A number of places in Canada: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

    (historical)

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    A placename: A number of places in Canada: A community in Digby municipality, Digby County, Nova Scotia.

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    A placename: A number of places in Canada: A community in Shelburne municipality, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.

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    A placename: A number of places in Canada: A town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.

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    A placename: A number of places in Canada: A neighbourhood of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village mostly in Macoupin County, Illinois, named after Brighton, Mass.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greenfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Washington County, Iowa.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formerly a town.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Livingston County, Michigan.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of the town of Tonawanda, Erie County, New York.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Franklin County, New York, named after the English town.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Monroe County, New York.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lorain County, Ohio.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Tipton County, Tennessee.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small town and ski resort in Salt Lake County, Utah.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Essex County, Vermont.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.

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    A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships, listed under Brighton Township.

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    A placename: A number of places in Australia: A northern coastal suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.

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    A placename: A number of places in Australia: A coastal suburb of Adelaide in the City of Holdfast Bay, South Australia.

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    A placename: A number of places in Australia: A town and suburb of Hobart, Tasmania.

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    A placename: A number of places in Australia: A local government area in south-east Tasmania; in full, Brighton Council.

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    A placename: A number of places in Australia: A coastal suburb of Melbourne, and former city, in the City of Bayside, Victoria.

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    A placename: A small seaside town near Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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    A surname.

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    Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Etymology

(place): Originally a colloquial clipping of Brighthelmstone, from Old English Beorthelmestūn (“Beorthelm's farm”). Became the official name in the early 19th century. : (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

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