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

The new bus stops will begin being used on Sunday and comes after an agreement was reached last fall between PRT and Waterfront management to keep bus service at the shopping center. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 June 2026

The police said their early investigation of the shooting indicates that an argument between several people took place outside a business in the shopping center. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026

The lawsuit also names as a defendant ACF Property Management, which manages the Commons at Walnut Creek shopping center where the massage spa is located. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026

Russian officials said debris also fell near the Sadovod shopping center, damaging a building. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 June 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