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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
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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
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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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