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
A line formed out the door, even as the shopping plaza around the small restaurant was desolate.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
Vilano was reportedly captured in a shopping plaza in the city of Monterrey, after information about his whereabouts was leaked to officials.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024
Frank led them to a shopping plaza near the wharf, where an old railway car had been converted to a diner.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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