hawker centre

noun

An outdoor complex of stalls selling street food.

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Meanings

nounhawker centre (plural hawker centres)

plural hawker centres

  1. SingaporeAn outdoor complex of stalls selling street food.

    The unemployment situation is aggravated by the recent decision of the Municipal authorities to close down five hawker-centres.

    1948 March 10, “Big Unemployment Problem in S'pore”, in Malaya Tribune, Singapore
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    Separate tenders are invited for any one or all of the following: Erection & Completion of 3 Blocks of 12-Storey Shops & Flats with 2-Storey Annexes, One 2-Storey Hawker Centre, 2 Dustbin Compounds/Stores ....

    1966 June 24, “Housing and Development Board”, in The Straits Times, Singapore

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 小販中心 /小贩中心, 熟食中心
  • 小販中心 /小贩中心 (xiǎofàn zhōngxīn)Translations
  • 熟食中心 (shúshí zhōngxīn)Translations
Finnish ruokatori
  • ruokatoriTranslations
German Hawker Centre, Hawker-Zentrum
  • Hawker CentreTranslations
  • Hawker-ZentrumTranslations
Malay pusat penjaja
  • pusat penjajaTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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