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

Recent Examples on the Web

Russian forces also repeatedly struck a shopping center in the southern Mykolaiv region with drones overnight, damaging retail premises and sparking fires, Ukraine’s state emergency services said. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026

The Boise Towne Square shopping center will be open for regular hours of operation on Labor Day. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026

Other businesses arriving at the shopping center include Daily Dose Coffee, Nox Cigar Shop and Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, according to Kimberley Kelley, a spokesperson for the plaza. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shopping center

• epicenter
• multicenter
• centre
• enter
• renter
• stentor
• dissenter
• frequenter
• indenter
• inventor
• precentor
• preventer

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