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high streets

high streets is the plural of high street.

Meaning of high street

Noun

high street (plural high streets)

  1. (Ireland, UK, 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
  3. (Ireland, UK) Physical, bricks and mortar shops, in contrast to Internet shops.

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Questions about high streets

What is high streets the plural of?
High streets is the plural of high street.

Words near high streets in the dictionary

  1. high steel
  2. high steels
  3. high stick
  4. high strangeness
  5. high street
  6. high streets
  7. high striker
  8. high strikers
  9. high strikes
  10. high summer
  11. high summers

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