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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Vorobyov also reported damage to residential properties in three districts to the east of Moscow and to a shopping center, local government building and residential building in Kolomna to the southeast of the capital. — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Twenty months later, the community is rebuilding, marked by the reopening of the Palisades Village shopping center. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 Near the shopping center, there are homes and other businesses in various stages of reconstruction, some nearly complete, others with just framing or drywall. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 In July 2026, deputies arrested her for a similar spree at a Camarillo shopping center, but she was released after posting bond. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shopping center

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shopping center was in 1898

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shopping cart
shopping center
shopping goods
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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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