shopping center

noun

An area hosting multiple retail stores, especially one with outdoor common areas.

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Meanings

nounshopping center (plural shopping centers)

plural shopping centers · alternative shopping centre

  1. USAn area hosting multiple retail stores, especially one with outdoor common areas.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace

Similar
plazamallcentershopping mallshopping centrecentre
Broader
mercantile establishmentretail storesales outlet
Also see
centercentremallplazashopping centreshopping mall

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

shopping center. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopping%20center

MLA

“shopping center.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopping%20center. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shopping center,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shopping%20center.

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