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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Shopping included locations of gift shops, shopping centers, toy stores, hobby shops, candy stores, chocolatiers, cards and stationary stores and placed to buy holiday decorations or use a holiday decorating service.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The Sheriff’s Office released a short video clip on social media showing the SUV captured by security cameras at the shopping center.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The Karmel Mall is the nation's first Somali shopping center.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Police were still at the scene when the suspect exited a different store in the shopping center and was arrested, officials say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Dec. 2025
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The Sheriff’s Office released a short video clip on social media showing the SUV captured by security cameras at the shopping center.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The Karmel Mall is the nation's first Somali shopping center.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Police were still at the scene when the suspect exited a different store in the shopping center and was arrested, officials say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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