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Meaning of Brighthelmstone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The town of Brighton; its official name until 1810.

Examples

“[…] in Brighton & Hove, where the council were not above attempting a sort of half-hearted, class-based ethnic-cleansing-without-violence, wherein families who have been in Brighton for generations—who could probably even trace their lineage right back to Brighthelmstone if they could be bovvered […]”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

brightleaf Brightling Brightlingsea Brightly Brightman brightnes

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