shopping center
noun
1.
a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
Origin
1935-40
Examples from the web for
shopping center
There was a
shopping center
there and the planes turned directly over you.
Complaints from residents about sewage and grease in the creek led investigators to a nearby
shopping center
.
After that, the government says it may build a
shopping center
there.
The
shopping center
has won several architectural awards for outstanding design.
Drive down the entrance toward the main
shopping center
building.