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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Hull Property also operates 10 shopping centers, including Albemarle Crossing in North Carolina. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2025 In 2018, developer Rick Caruso opened the 125,000-square-foot Palisades Village shopping center in the heart of town, which put a new, decidedly upscale spin for anyone looking for a stroll through the village. Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 According to the 120-count indictment, several of the gun sales occurred in broad daylight in a shopping center parking lot in College Point. Nbc New York, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025 Three organizations own chunks of the shopping center in the wake of the recent deal. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025 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 7 Feb. 2025.

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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