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

An 18-year-old man was shot, and a police officer assaulted during a fight Thursday at the Arlington Highlands shopping center, police said. —Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Police impersonator in Harford County This incident comes nearly a week after a man was arrested in Harford County for impersonating an officer in a shopping center. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 8 May 2026

Later this month, a City Hall contingent is scheduled to travel to Las Vegas for a shopping center convention. —Jeff Abell, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2026

At shopping centers and retailers across the country — and in the lives of consumers — AI is coming on strong. —David Moin, Footwear News, 7 May 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