| Learning / English Dictionary |
SHOPPING CENTER
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mercantile 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
Example:
they spent their weekends at the local malls
Synonyms:
center; mall; plaza; shopping center; shopping centre; shopping mall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shopping center" is a kind of...):
mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)
Meronyms (parts of "shopping center"):
food court (an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area))
