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shopping mall

American  

noun

  • shopping malls
    plural
  1. mall.

  2. a shopping center.


shopping mall British  

noun

  1. a large enclosed shopping centre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of shopping mall

First recorded in 1955–60

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Singapore has charged a British man for theft more than two years after he allegedly stole a denim jacket from a store at the airport shopping mall.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Meanwhile: The fictional Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza from the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” videogames and movies is getting a real-life location at the American Dream shopping mall in East Rutherford, N.J., complete with animatronic stage shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Two workers who died in a shopping mall explosion that followed a powerful earthquake in Japan last week were asked by a boss to re-enter the building to secure cash.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Japanese officials said Saturday they had ended rescue operations at a shopping mall devastated by an explosion following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 36 people.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Nestled in an undulating patchwork of beech forests, lakes, and clearings were 140 cottages, a shopping mall, a barbershop, a post office, a dentist’s office, a sauna, a hospital, training facilities, and dining halls.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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