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

Taylor had just pulled into the shopping center and said, while finishing up a cigarette, three guys in a black SUV approached, and two got out. —Jermont Terry, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026

The council is considering a general plan amendment, amending the site plan for the shopping center area, a final site plan and a development agreement for the project. —Victoria Le, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026

Calabasas Mayor James Bozajian announced The Commons at Calabasas shopping center is adding 12 to 14 new shops and restaurants. —Marianne Love, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026

Officers found the car at a nearby shopping center and rendered aid to the girl until Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews arrived with paramedics. —Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 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