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main street

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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

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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of main street1

First recorded in 1735–45
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This follows his lie from last week, when Watters promised tariffs would "turn the country into a place with thriving main streets and hometowns."

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Between the traditional cottages and smattering of shops on the main street, a giant, technicolour mural of Sir Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin, now looks out over the town.

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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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