Definition of Brighton

1. Noun. A city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: England

Definition of Brighton

1. Proper noun. A town in East Sussex, England ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brighton

Bridges
Bridget
Bridgetown
Bridlington
Bridport
Brie
Brig Bretach
Brigadoon
Brigadoons
Brigate Rosse
Brigg's test
Briggs
Brigham Young
Bright
Bright's disease
Brigid
Brigit
Brigit Nilsson
Brigitte Bardot
Brignac
Brignacs
Brihaspati
Brill
Brill's disease
Brill-Symmers disease
Brill-Zinsser disease
Brimacombe fragment
Brindisi
Brinell

Literary usage of Brighton

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"Wigan, AL brighton and its three climates, with remarks on its topography. ... Baxter's Stranger in brighton, and Directory, comprising a brief account of ..."

2. Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum ...by George Knottesford Fortescue by George Knottesford Fortescue (1902)
"BISHOP (JG) brighton in the Olden Time, etc- pp. 22. 434. brighton, 1892. 8°. ... PP brighton. The Devil's Dyke Times, and History of the Devil's Dyke. ..."

3. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"To the right, beyond (1 M.) London Road station, are the brighton Cavalry ... From brighton to Chichester and Portsmouth . 44 M. brighton ABD SOOTH COAST ..."

4. Towns of New England and Old England, Ireland and Scotland: ... Connecting by Allan Forbes (1920)
"It is fair, therefore, to suppose that our brighton, incorporated in 1807 ... Four miles from brighton is the pretty village of Rottingdean where Rudyard ..."

5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1873)
"The brighton Intercepting and Outfall Sewers. By JOHN G. GAMBLE, BA Hie sewer is of circular section throughout, being of 5 feet internal diameter for ..."

6. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"Removing to brighton, he preached his first sermon there on 16 Aug. 1847. There is perhaps no parallel in English church history to the influence of ..."

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