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Brighton

American  
[brahyt-n] / ˈbraɪt n /

noun

  1. a city in East Sussex, in SE England: seashore resort.

  2. a city near Melbourne in S Victoria, in SE Australia.

  3. a town in central Colorado.


Brighton British  
/ ˈbraɪtən /

noun

  1. 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: 134 293 (2001)

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Aston Villa are going for a fourth successive Premier League victory when they travel to Brighton on Wednesday, but should Unai Emery's side change the way they have been scoring goals on their winning run?

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It's a clean sheet for Brighton and a good result.

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On Sunday, players and supporters observed a minute's silence at Forest's City Ground ahead of their Premier League game against Brighton.

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Caicedo followed in the summer from Brighton, just when it seemed the Ecuador international was bound for Liverpool.

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FareShare Sussex & Surrey says it rescues and redistributes surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, manufacturers and farms from its depots in Guildford and Brighton to 248 local organisations across the two counties.

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