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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Firefighters responded just after 11 a.m. to Northeast 74th Terrace and North Main Street Saturday after multiple calls from residents about the explosion. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025 Inspired by its long-running predecessor, the beloved Main Street Electrical Parade, Disney Starlight will center on the power of a wish and feature a mix of characters from classic and contemporary Disney Animation and Pixar films. Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 May 2025 Those early plans called for a northern Main Street that would have included restaurants, offices and shops styled after Hyde Park, and a European piazza-style town square, according to prior Statesman reporting. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 29 May 2025 Pessimism rebounded in the latest survey of Main Street investors by the American Association of Individual Investors. Alex Harring,brian Evans, CNBC, 29 May 2025 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 4 Jun. 2025.

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