Meanings
proper noun
- A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3367).
Origin
Named after a colliery belonging to the Percy family, "Main" referring to what was called the main seam (of coal).
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APA
Percy Main. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Percy%20Main
MLA
“Percy Main.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Percy%20Main. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Percy Main,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Percy%20Main.
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