"Main Street" meaning in All languages combined

See Main Street on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Audio: En-au-Main Street.ogg
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Main Street}} Main Street
  1. The generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe. Categories (topical): Collectives, Named roads, Roads Derived forms: Main, mainstreeting, SoMa, South Main Translations (generic name of a primary street): valtakatu (Finnish), rue principale (French), Hauptstraße [feminine] (German), Dorfstraße [feminine] (German), waharoa (Maori), rêya serekî [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), Центральная улица (Centralʹnaja ulica) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Main_Street-en-name-mBjJLghd Disambiguation of Collectives: 64 36 Disambiguation of Named roads: 81 19 Disambiguation of Roads: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'generic name of a primary street': 80 20
  2. (idiomatic, Canada, US, collective) Everyday working-class people and small business owners, especially with regard to their concerns, social views, etc. Tags: Canada, US, collective, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-Main_Street-en-name-2RwTz8H3 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Alternative forms

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