main street

1. The principal street of a small town.

2. Main Street

a. Average businesses and households considered as a group.

b. The inhabitants of small US towns considered as having a narrow-minded or materialistic worldview.

[Sense 2b, after Main Street, a novel by Sinclair Lewis.]

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Main Street

1. the most prominent street of a town, usually where the principal shops and businesses are situated

2. ordinary people in general

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main′ street`

1. the principal thoroughfare in a small town.

2. (caps.) the outlook, environment, or life of a small town.

[1735–45]

main•street

(ˈmeɪnˌstrit)
v.i.

Canadian. to campaign in an election by meeting the public along the main streets of towns and cities.

[1955–60]

main′street`er, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	main street - street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town high street main drag - the main street of a town or city street - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
	2.	Main Street - any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis); "Main Street will never vote for a liberal politician" town - an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"

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