Main Street

noun

1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
Main Streeter noun

Examples of Main Street in a Sentence

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Applications can be filled in person or by mail at Round Rock City Hall, 221 E. Main Street. Fernanda Figueroa, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 Mesa: Sycamore and Main Street; Mesa Drive and Main Street; Gilbert Road and Main Street. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024 Lego Christmas Village Building Kit This 1,514-piece set of Holiday Main Street from the Lego Winter Village Collection includes a buildable toy store, music store, apartments, Christmas tree, streetcar, accessories, and minifigures. Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Programming includes the Main Street Pop-Up Holiday Market, which runs every Friday through Sunday for five weeks, starting Nov. 22, from noon to 8 p.m. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Main Street 

Word History

First Known Use

1745, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Main Street was in 1745

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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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