London-by-the-sea

A form of London-on-sea — Nickname for Brighton: a coastal city in East Sussex, England.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of London-on-sea
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    'Brighton's always been a town which revels in its diversity and its extraordinary culture of differences,' says Lucy Shuttleworth, co-writer of The Juicy Guide to Brighton and Hove. 'I don't buy that London-by-the-sea idea because it's not elitist. It's just people who want to live in a civilised place where you're not judged by what you do but on who you are.'

    2000 April 30, Jeremy Novick, “All things Brighton beautiful”, in The Observer, →ISSN
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