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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In January, a fire ripped through the Gul Plaza shopping centre in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, killing 67 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
During the VTM documentary, Clément described meeting the prince unexpectedly in a shopping centre in 2013, without realising who he was.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Many are digging through rubble at Kashima's Aeon shopping centre, one of the worst-hit buildings where a portion of the second floor collapsed.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
‘Actually, I want to go to the shopping centre first, Dad,’ she said.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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