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On my own or with a friend, I'm a shopaholic, and I particularly love the cleaning aisle in the supermarket. But when I'm with my husband, I'm shop shy because he can't bear it. It always ends up with us making a huge scene on the High Street and then going off in a huff in separate directions.
Emilia Fox

Meaning of "the High Street" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES THE HIGH STREET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the High Street

High Street

High Street is a metonym for the concept of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations. To distinguish it from 'centres' of nearby places it is frequently preceded unofficially by the name of its settlement. In a town it implies the focal point for business, especially shops and street stalls in town and city centres. As a generic shorthand presupposed upon linear settlements it may be used to denote more precise concepts such as the urban retail sector, town centre sectors of employment, all small shops and services outlets and even wider concepts taking in social concepts. High Street is the most common street name in the UK, which according to a 2009 statistical compilation has 5,410 High Streets, 3,811 Station Roads and 2,702 Main Streets. High Street in Gillingham, Kent, England...

Definition of the High Street in the English dictionary

The first definition of the High Street in the dictionary is the main street of a town, usually where the principal shops are situated. Other definition of the High Street is the market constituted by the general public. The High Street is also geared to meet the requirements of, and readily available for purchase by, the general public.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE HIGH STREET

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the Highlands
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the hills
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the Holocene
the holy
the Holy City
the Holy Family
the Holy Land
the Holy One

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE HIGH STREET

back street
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Bay Street
Bradstreet
cross street
Downing Street
Easy Street
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High Street
high-street
Main Street
man in the street
off-street
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Threadneedle Street
through street
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Wall Street

Synonyms and antonyms of the High Street in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the High Street» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE HIGH STREET

Find out the translation of the High Street to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the High Street from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the High Street» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高街
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la calle Mayor
570 millions of speakers

English

the High Street
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हाई स्ट्रीट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شارع العليا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

High Street
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

High Street
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাই স্ট্রিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

High Street
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

High Street
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Die High Street
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイストリート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하이 스트리트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing High Street
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் தெரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाय स्ट्रीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ana Cadde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

High Street
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

High Street
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

High Street
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

High Street
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το High Street
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die High Street
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

High Street
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

High Street
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the High Street

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE HIGH STREET»

The term «the High Street» is very widely used and occupies the 2.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE HIGH STREET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the High Street» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the High Street» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the High Street

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QUOTES WITH «THE HIGH STREET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the High Street.
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Emilia Fox
On my own or with a friend, I'm a shopaholic, and I particularly love the cleaning aisle in the supermarket. But when I'm with my husband, I'm shop shy because he can't bear it. It always ends up with us making a huge scene on the High Street and then going off in a huff in separate directions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE HIGH STREET»

Discover the use of the High Street in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the High Street and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Should the High Street be Closed to Traffic?
Suggestion boxes throughout each book provide activities and tips for the reader, whilst a spread at the back for teachers and parents provides more activity suggestions and advice on how to use the book with children.
Julia Roche, 2005
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Build a Business From Your Kitchen Table
Sophie Cornish and Holly Tucker are the founders of notonthehighstreet.com, an award-winning, multimillion-pound online marketplace selling 50,000 innovative, stylish products.
Sophie Cornish, Holly Tucker, 2012
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History of the High Street Baptist Church in Charlestown, ...
Thus, from the little band of twenty in 1800, had grown up the prosperous Church, containing four hundred and fifty names upon its roll, FORMATION OF THE HIGH STREET OHtfHOHi In the winter of 1844, the question arose, Which ultimately ...
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.). High Street Baptist Church, 1853
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Retail Geography and Intelligent Network Planning
We also wish to look at the future of traditional retail locations, especially the high street, shopping centres or malls and retail parks. Although we have pointed out new planning legislations that prevent certain types of growth (Section 2.4), we ...
Mark Birkin, Graham Clarke, Martin P. Clarke, 2002
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The Boar's Head Playhouse
... much else in the district. Everything where the Boar's Head had been and the whole frontage on the High Street (including the old Aldgate East station) were bombed flat. After the war, much of the place, including the site of the Boar's Head, ...
Herbert Berry, 1986
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Retailing: The environments for retailing
Thus, rather than seeking to exclude personal or financial services from the High Street, planners and local authorities may wish to encourage them here rather than pushing them into off-High Street locations. A possible model of the future of  ...
A. M. Findlay, Leigh Sparks, 2002
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William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania: A Documentary ...
The High Street lots begin towards the fronts, at Number 44, and so reach to the center. The lesser purchasers begin at Number 1, in the Second Streets, and so proceed by the numbers, as in the draft; the biggest of them being first placed, ...
Jean R. Soderlund, 1983
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The Cinema of Central Europe
JAN KADAR AND ELMAR KLOS, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1965 For a number of reasons, Obchod na korze (A Shop on the High Street aka The Shop on Main Street, 1965) is among the most extraordinary films of Czecho-Slovak cinematography.
Peter Hames, 2004
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Urban Growth and the Medieval Church: Gloucester and Worcester
H: the High Street (south-west) The north-south plots in the core area of the plan- unit abutted plots facing eastwards onto the High Street. The rear boundary of the Guildhall plot formed the east boundary of the end-plot on the north side of ...
Nigel Baker, Richard Holt, 2004
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Images of the Street: Planning, Identity and Control in ...
(Brent Cross Residents' Association) For others, the perceived decline of ' community' is associated with specific memories of the high street or idealised images of village life: It's not like, you know, the little street where women . . . went to ...
Nicholas Fyfe, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE HIGH STREET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the High Street is used in the context of the following news items.
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"Plus size clothes should not be available on the high street
Jamelia told Loose Women viewers she believes that plus size clothes should only be available in specialist shops. She thinks that high street stores are helping ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
2
High street shoppers set to spend £1.2BILLION in a single day
But this Saturday is predicted to be even busier with an estimated 13 million consumers descending on the high street to spend £2.1 million for every minute the ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
3
Can anyone save the High Street?
It is 21 months since the self-styled Queen of Shops outlined her blueprint for the future of the high street, and she believes that solid progress is being made in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»
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High Street Armageddon: 1 in 5 stores 'face closure in the next five …
Around 316,000 workers are expected to lose their jobs in the high street Armageddon, according to a study published today by the Centre for Retail Research. «Daily Mail, May 13»
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Reinventing the High Street: Embrace online retailing to survive …
Mark Prisk MP, the Housing and Local Government minister, said shop owners could not ignore the increase in people doing more shopping over the internet. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 13»
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'I did it to save the High Street': Dragons' Den star takes £5m gamble …
Mr Jones said shopper numbers on the High Street were up by 2.7 per cent last month compared to the previous year, according to the British Retail Consortium. «Daily Mail, Mar 13»
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2500 jobs face axe as Thomas Cook closes 195 high street travel …
Thomas Cook insisted it would maintain a "strong presence on the high street", adding that the stores being earmarked for closure did not meet performance ... «The Independent, Mar 13»
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High Street suffers as shopper numbers fall
But the increasing popularity of click-and-collect services helped the high street ... The picture was more gloomy over 2012 as a whole for the high street as it ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
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The high street's back in business
Yet while the demise of Blockbusters, HMV and Jessops follows what insolvency specialists are calling “the worst Christmas period on the high street in living ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
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Mary Portas High Street plans get government go ahead
Last year, the government asked Ms Portas to compile a report on how best to revive the High Street. The weak economy and rise of online shopping has hit ... «BBC News, Mar 12»

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