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high street en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English high strete, highestrete, haye-strete, hye strete, heiȝe strete, from Old English hēahstrǣt (“high road”), equivalent to high + street.

Meanings

1. (Ireland, UK, qualifier:parts of New England) The main street of any town.
   • Near-synonym: high road (precisely coordinate)
2. (Ireland, UK) 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. 2008 December 27, “Woolworths store closures begin”, in BBC:
   • The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level. 2025 October 1, Richard Evans, “The value of the railway effect”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 58:
3. (Ireland, UK) Physical, bricks and mortar shops, in contrast to Internet shops.

Forms

Relateds

highway · high road · highgate

Synonyms

main street · Main Street · bricks and mortar · high road

Translations (71)

ka მთავარი ქუჩა (the main street of any town) · el κύριος δρόμος (the main street of any town) · ko 큰길 (the main street of any town) · ro strada principală (the main street of any town) · fa خیابان اصلی (the main street of any town) · ru гла́вная у́лица (the main street of any town) · it via principale (the main street of any town) · nds-de Hauptstraat (the main street of any town) · he רְחוֹב רָאשִׁי (the main street of any town) · id jalan utama (the main street of any town) · is aðalstræti (the main street of any town) · fr rue principale (the main street of any town) · tr ana cadde (the main street of any town) · pl sklepy mainstreamowe (mainstream shops) · mi ara matua (the main street of any town) · th ถนนหลัก (the main street of any town) · ga mórshráid (the main street of any town) · hu főutca (the main street of any town) · mk главна улица (the main street of any town) · lt pagrindinė gatvė (the main street of any town) · ga príomhshráid (the main street of any town) · da hovedgade (the main street of any town) · yue 大街 (the main street of any town) · mi waharoa (the main street of any town) · et peatänav (the main street of any town) · tr ana sokak (the main street of any town) · ms jalan utama (the main street of any town) · sl glavna ulica (the main street of any town) · gl rúa principal (the main street of any town) · sq rrugë kryesore (the main street of any town) · be гало́ўная ву́ліца (the main street of any town) · ur مرکزی سڑک (the main street of any town) · de Hauptstraße (the main street of any town) · lv galvenā iela (the main street of any town) · vo lesüt (the main street of any town) · cmn 大街 (the main street of any town) · ar الشَارِع الرَئِيسِيّ (the main street of any town) · eu kale nagusia (the main street of any town) · mt triq il-kbira (the main street of any town) · nl hoofdstraat (the main street of any town) · fi pääkatu (the main street of any town) · nds-de Hööftstroot (the main street of any town) · ja ハイ・ストリート (the main street of any town) · sh glavna ulica (the main street of any town) · uk головна́ ву́лиця (the main street of any town) · ru проспе́кт (the main street of any town) · eo ĉefa strato (the main street of any town) · fr grande rue (the main street of any town) · pt rua principal (the main street of any town) · vi đường chính (the main street of any town) · sh главна улица (the main street of any town) · es calle principal (the main street of any town) · cs hlavní ulice (the main street of any town) · cy stryd fawr (the main street of any town) · gd sràid mhòr (the main street of any town) · nds-de Hööftstraat (the main street of any town) · sk hlavná ulica (the main street of any town) · fi pääkadun liikkeet (mainstream shops) · hy գլխավոր փողոց (the main street of any town) · pl sklepy tradycyjne (physical shops, in contrast to Internet shops) · nn hovudgate (the main street of any town) · ca carrer principal (the main street of any town) · hi मुख्य सड़क (the main street of any town) · pl główna ulica handlowa w mieście (the main street of any town) · bg гла́вна у́лица (the main street of any town) · nb hovedgate (the main street of any town) · nds-de Hauptstroot (the main street of any town) · ja 大通り (the main street of any town) · sv huvudgata (the main street of any town) · ga mórshráid (mainstream shops) · az əsas küçə (the main street of any town)