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
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Pastry chef Daniel Duckett closed his east Belfast patisserie in the last year, but has now re-opened in partnership with Knott's bakery chain in Forestside shopping centre.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Ch Supt Critchley, district commander for Bolton, said the shopping centre sighting formed an important part of the investigation.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Burnham also went to a Kyiv shopping centre that was destroyed by a Russian attack in May, mingling with locals and having selfies taken with them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
At Keighley's shopping centre, inside the vaccination clinic, nurses are passing around biscuits.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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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