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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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Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland has plans to build a new headquarters and distribution center at the Edmondson Village Shopping Center, according to a news release from the shopping center.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
On Sunday, November 10, a video was posted on YouTube showing Hannah at the LeBron XXII Trial Experience, an event held at the Nike store in the same shopping center.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Kobayashi was last heard from Nov. 11 after being seen the previous two days at The Grove shopping center.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
The shopping center is anchored by department store Macy’s, Life Time and Saks Fifth Avenue.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 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 1 Dec. 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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