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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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 More:Search continues for Hannah Kobayashi, missing in Los Angeles for a week: Timeline 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 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 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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