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Brentwood

American  
[brent-wood] / ˈbrɛntˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.

  2. a city in SW Pennsylvania.


Brentwood British  
/ ˈbrɛntˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a residential town in SE England, in SW Essex near London. Pop: 47 593 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I got Pamela’s name and found out she taught at the Brentwood Art School.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

“Pristine, completely remodeled, two-story warm Contemporary done with great taste and quality at the end of a quiet, flat cul-de-sac street in a desirable Brentwood Hills location,” the description begins.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

“A true retreat with the feeling of being out of the city, yet in close proximity to all that Brentwood has to offer,” it concludes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

One SpaceX buyer has been eyeing a $32-million pocket listing of his in tony Brentwood for months while waiting for the IPO, according to real estate broker Cory Weiss of Douglas Elliman.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

“Mummy, may I have one please? You see how she sounds so posh? Ha! My daughter will go places. That is why all our money is going to Brentwood School.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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