"Main Street" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-au-Main Street.ogg [Australia]
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): 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 Named roads: 74 26 Disambiguation of Roads: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'generic name of a primary street': 88 12
  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 Categories (topical): Collectives
    Sense id: en-Main_Street-en-name-2RwTz8H3 Disambiguation of Collectives: 36 64 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49

Alternative forms

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