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brixton

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What does brixton mean?

proper noun

  1. A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3175).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5552).
  3. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

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A minute later we were both in a hansom, driving furiously for the Brixton Road.
Arthur Conan DoyleA Study in ScarletProject Gutenberg ebook #244
“Ha! this may save us a visit to Brixton Road,” whispered Holmes.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Adventures of Sherlock HolmesProject Gutenberg ebook #1661
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Just so a man might sit in the squalor of Seven Dials and feel that life was innocent and godlike in Brixton and Surbiton.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonWhat's Wrong with the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #1717
"Of course! He was most particular. Cadby was a man with ambitions, sir! You'll want to see his book. Wait while I get his address; it's somewhere in Brixton."
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173