shopping centre
Britishnoun
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a purpose-built complex of shops, restaurants, etc, for the use of pedestrians
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the area of a town where most of the shops are situated
Example Sentences
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Police were called to St David's 2 shopping centre in Cardiff, where a 25-year-old man was arrested, South Wales Police said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
But relief is finally a step closer thanks to plans to install escalators in the shopping centre between the railway station to Union Street.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But the machine at Weston Favell will be slightly different – users instead exchange bottles and cans for a printed ticket that can be swapped for rewards at participating retailers based in the shopping centre.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
She spoke to AFP inside a smart new shopping centre off Al-Mutanabi street, a shiny complex which has become emblematic of Baghdad's partial recovery.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
We hear they are going to turn this old market into a shopping centre now.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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