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Brighton

[brahyt-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

/ 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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The party is aiming to hold a record 900 council seats when they contest a series of nominal strongholds, in London, Brighton and Huddersfield.

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Many sneered at the comments from the Brighton owner, but with each passing week that bold assessment is looking more realistic with Rangers in turmoil and Celtic yet to hit top gear.

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These moments will clearly need to be ironed out of Lammens' game quickly with Liverpool away the next fixture followed by Brighton at home.

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When it come to the South East he says other seats in Brighton will be "first on the list", with the party hopeful of adding to the Brighton Pavilion it has held since 2010.

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Chelsea's back-to-back league defeats by Manchester United and Brighton have been a classic case of them shooting themselves in the foot.

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