high street
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high street¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English high strete, highestrete, haye-strete, hye strete, heiȝe strete, from Old English hēahstrǣt (“high road”), equivalent to high + street.
noun high streets · highstreet · High Street
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The main street of any town.
Near-synonym: high road (precisely coordinate)
Similar: main street, Main Street, high road
- Mainstream shops, banks, etc. that can be found on such a street, in contrast to more specialist shops and services. Woolworths has had a presence on the UK High Street for almost a century.
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Physical, bricks and mortar shops, in contrast to Internet shops.
Similar: bricks and mortar
High Street²
Where it comes from
From Middle English Highestrete. More at high street. The everyday-people sense is by metonymy.
proper noun
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The proper name of the high street in any of many villages, towns, or cities, especially in the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth countries.
Near-synonym: Main Street (esp. US and Canada)
Similar: Main Street
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The life and activities that archetypally happen on such a street: brick-and-mortar retail; the daily life of most people (everyone who is not among an out-of-touch rich elite).
Near-synonym: Main Street (US and Canada)
Similar: Main Street
- A hamlet in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9653).
- A hamlet in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref TQ7430).
- A hamlet in Darsham parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4170).
Translations
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noun the main street of any town
| Español | calle principal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 큰길 keun'gil |
| 日本語 | 大通り ōdōri, ハイ・ストリート hai-sutorīto |
| 中文 | 大街 dàjiē |
| हिन्दी | मुख्य सड़क mukhya saṛak |
| Português | rua principal |
| Français | rue principale, grande rue |
| Deutsch | Hauptstraße |
| Italiano | via principale |
| Ελληνικά | κύριος δρόμος kýrios drómos |
| Română | strada principală |
| Русский | гла́вная у́лица glávnaja úlica, проспе́кт prospékt |
| Tiếng Việt | đường chính |
| العربية | الشَارِع الرَئِيسِيّ aš-šāriʕ ar-raʔīsiyy |
| עברית | רְחוֹב רָאשִׁי rekhóv rashí |
Talk about this word "high street." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/high%20street. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. high street. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/high%20street "high street." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/high%20street.Cite this
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title = {high street},
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