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main street

1

noun

  1. the principal thoroughfare, especially through the business district, in a small town.
  2. (initial capital letters) the outlook, environment, or life of a small town.


Main Street

2

noun

  1. a novel (1920) by Sinclair Lewis.

Main Street

noun

  1. the most prominent street of a town, usually where the principal shops and businesses are situated
  2. ordinary people in general
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of main street1

First recorded in 1735–45
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The brain belonged to a man killed in his bed inside a building called the Collegium on the main street of the Roman city Herculaneum.

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Inyo County, which also used Genasys to create evacuation zones, said officials had to adjust some of the zones where the dividing line was a main street.

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On the main street, an AfD party stand has been put up, but it soon attracts shouts of "Nazis."

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Down the hill in Montrose, Honolulu Boulevard is such a lively and classic small-town main street that it shows up in countless TV series and films.

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They stand for hours in the biting cold, lining one of the main streets of the capital, as passing motorists honk their horns in a deafening cacophony of solidarity.

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