shopping plaza
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shopping plaza
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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“I wouldn’t call it historic,” he said on a recent Sunday, while parked at a Baltimore shopping plaza.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Finally, just north of the shopping plaza off of Lorena Street, damage could be seen on the roofs of some homes and metal chain link fences.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
As he approached Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center, which is located in a shopping plaza, he noticed two unfamiliar cars out front.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025
In a shopping plaza an hour outside Toronto, flanked by a day spa and a shawarma joint, sits a two-storey building with blue tinted windows reflecting the summer sun.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
We sped past the Publix shopping plaza, the wind whistling in my ears, and bounced over the train tracks.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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