shopping plaza
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shopping plaza
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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“I wouldn’t call it historic,” he said on a recent Sunday, while parked at a Baltimore shopping plaza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
As he approached Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center, which is located in a shopping plaza, he noticed two unfamiliar cars out front.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2025
In a shopping plaza an hour outside Toronto, flanked by a day spa and a shawarma joint, sits a two-storey building with blue tinted windows reflecting the summer sun.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
In September, the Compton City Council unanimously voted to rename the 100 block of Auto Drive South, which runs off of Alameda Street and into the Gateway Towne Center shopping plaza, as “Eazy Street.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Which only added to the occasional allure of the shopping plaza.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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