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

Recent Examples on the Web The festival stretches across four blocks of Fifth Street, between Main Street and east of Sentinel Street in downtown Cincinnati. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 May 2024 The location opened in 1994 as part of an effort to revitalize the Main Street corridor. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for Main Street 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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