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Main Street

 
/ˈmeɪn ˌstrit/ n [U]

Definition

the street in a town with the most important stores and businesses People often use Main Street to talk about average Americans and the most typical things about American life: a Main Street jobs program
(Definition of Main Street n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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