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

After graduating from Indiana University Law School, Sidney partnered with Mel Simon, the real estate mogul of Simon Property Group, to build multiple shopping centers throughout Indiana and Michigan. —Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026

The new locale is set for Wynnewood Village, a shopping center just west of Interstate 35E, at the northwest corner of Illinois Avenue and Zang Boulevard. —Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026

And plaza owner Red Hill Ventures is planning to invest over $5 million to revitalize the shopping center, the boardwalk and the nearby office building. —Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026

Popular taproom chain Yard House is putting the final touches on its newest location in Folsom’s Palladio shopping center. —Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shopping center

• epicenter
• multicenter
• centre
• enter
• renter
• stentor
• tenter
• dissenter
• 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