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high street
noun [C] UK (US main street) COMMERCEDefinition
› a street where the most important stores, banks, and businesses in a town are: In Switzerland, banks are everywhere, not just in the main financial centres, but up and down every high street. a high street retailer/shop/store
the high street › business done on a high street: The high street is now going through a difficult time.
(Definition of high street noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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