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

Other restaurants and retailers in the shopping center have already opened their doors. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

The stand operates from the parking lot of the Folsom Boulevard shopping center, across from University of Beer East Sacramento and Trader Joe’s. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

For decades, the Gibraltar Trade Center was equal parts flea market, shopping center and weekend adventure. — Laura Colvin, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

The Lodge anchors a 3,500-acre piece of land owned by Mike and Barb Phillips, a California couple who made their bones in high-end shopping centers and fell in love with this epic swath, with its 35 miles of rivers, streams and high alpine lakes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 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