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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Alice was walking into a London shopping centre when she was approached by a man wearing smart glasses.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
A police cordon around the shopping centre will be in place alongside an increased police presence in the next few days.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 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
Originally built in the 1950s as a luxury shopping centre, El Helicoide was never completed and was later taken over by Venezuela's feared intelligence services.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 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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