Definition of Main Street
1
: the principal street of a small town
2a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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Main Streeter
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ˈmān-ˌstrē-tər 
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 16 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of Main Street was in 1745
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