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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Back then, centre:MK, a large destination shopping centre four miles away in Milton Keynes, did not exist, and the Brunel was quite the draw.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
A new community supermarket offering access to affordable and healthy food has opened in a Kent shopping centre.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Aberdonians had long deserted the High Street for a shopping centre, which opened in 2009 next to the railway station.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
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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