Main Street

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The proper name of the main street of any of many villages, towns, or small cities, especially in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and some parts of Scotland.
Everyday working-class people and small business owners, especially with regard to their concerns, social views, etc.

noun

En-au-Main Street.ogg

Main Street main streets

The street name sense is by proprialization from main street. The everyday-people sense is by metonymy.

High Street common man everyman precariat proletariat working class middle class

man on the street on the street word on the street high street main road

Main mainstreeting SoMa South Main Main Street

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