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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One of those stories featured over a dozen restaurants alone in the Haltom City H Mart shopping center. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026 ALPRs have also gained popularity in the private sector, such as in shopping center parking lots and business districts, as well as by companies that repossess vehicles. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026 The store would serve as an anchor tenant in a standalone, single-story building on the north side of The West End, an area of the shopping center that once was a La Quinta hotel and two restaurants. — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, an Erewhon opened in Thousand Oaks at the Lakes shopping center in Ventura County. — Los Angeles Times, 28 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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