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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Several Johnson County shopping centers, like property owner Johnson County Management, have restricted e-bike usage for people under the age of 18 or banned them completely. Pj Green november 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025 The shopping center is 100% leased Ballard said. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025 Now, there will be an overall theme for the shopping center, with individual storefronts having their own signage and overhangs, Ardigo said. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025 Khalid Al-Ibrahim and his brother, Abdul Aziz (not the prince), acquired — through shell companies — hotels, apartment complexes, offices, shopping centers and around 1,000 boat slips in Marina del Rey, the upscale seaside community neighboring Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported in 1989. Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 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 12 Nov. 2025.

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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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