shopping center

noun

: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood

called also shopping plaza

Examples of shopping center in a Sentence

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Security forces have been searching for victims in ravines and underground garages, including a large parking lot at the Bonaire shopping center in Aldaia. Atika Shubert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024 Russia targets hospitals, cultural institutions, libraries, universities, schools, shopping centers and residential homes, small and large, in the central areas and the suburbs. Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Walk on a smooth surface, such as an even sidewalk, athletic track, or inside a shopping center. Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024 There’s the Americana designer shopping center in Manhasset, N.Y., which is 10 miles from Elmont. David Moin, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shopping center 

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shopping center was in 1898

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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

shopping center

noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually located in a suburban area and having a large parking lot
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