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London-on-sea

London-on-sea proper noun: nickname for Brighton: a coastal city in East Sussex, England.

Proper noun

London-on-sea

  1. (humorous) Nickname for Brighton: a coastal city in East Sussex, England.
    • Forget all those London-on-sea quips; Brighton's character is the complete opposite of the Smoke's. London is less a city than a repository of ambition, and living over the shop, as it were, makes people soul-sick after a while.1999 August 28, Julie Burchill, “Brighton rocks”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of London-on-sea

alternative formLondon-by-the-sea

Origin of London-on-sea

From its proximity to London, often seen as a desired destination for those wanting to move out of the metropolis.

Questions about London-on-sea

What does London-on-sea mean?
London-on-sea means nickname for Brighton: a coastal city in East Sussex, England.
What part of speech is London-on-sea?
London-on-sea is a proper noun.

Words near London-on-sea in the dictionary

  1. London Underground mosquito
  2. London weighting
  3. London weightings
  4. London-by-the-sea
  5. London-centric
  6. London-on-sea
  7. Londonderry
  8. Londoner
  9. Londoners
  10. Londonese
  11. Londonesque

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