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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The shopping center is anchored by Lowes, HomeGoods, Whole Foods, REI and also has nationally recognized stores and restaurants including Starbucks, Fifth Third Bank, Buffalo Wild Wings, CVS and Potbelly. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 The massive fire broke out early Thursday in the new, five-story shopping center in Kut, the capital of the Wasit province in eastern Iraq. Bader Katy, ABC News, 17 July 2025 Businesses include 99 Ranch Market, Foot Locker and dd’s Discounts in the Southgate Plaza shopping center along with restaurants and smaller specialty stores. Darrell Smith july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025 Brentwood Mayor Susannah Meyer, who visited the shopping center over the weekend, said things were back to normal. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 July 2025 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 22 Jul. 2025.

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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