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main street

noun

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

Main Street

noun

a novel (1920) by Sinclair Lewis.

Main Street

noun

the most prominent street of a town, usually where the principal shops and businesses are situated
ordinary people in general

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Word History and Origins

Origin of main street¹

First recorded in 1735–45

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Bright sunshine glints off the Arctic waters below the main street, and the flat-topped, snow and ice-covered mountains all around.

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Tanks have been rolling down Moscow's main street, Tverskaya, at rehearsals for the big 9 May parade on Red Square.

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The royal couple were greeted by more than 200 cheering tourists and local residents who had lined the main street of Tobermory.

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The main street is studded with empty shops, many reportedly put out of business by the cost of repeated floods.

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But there is a tension between this message and what plays out on the ground - not in diplomatic talks between leaders, but on main streets and in supermarkets as Americans go about their daily lives.

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