shopping precinct

British  

noun

1. a pedestrian area containing shops, restaurants, etc, forming a single architectural unit and usually providing car-parking facilities

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Example Sentences

"The city centre is dead, it's like a shopping precinct graveyard," he said "It's depressing if you've grown up in Glasgow."

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023

In Johannesburg, thousands more have turned out to enjoy the light displays that have filled the upmarket Melrose Arch shopping precinct with flashing reindeer, glittering giant teddy bears and glowing Christmas trees.

From Reuters • Dec. 24, 2021

Begin with a coffee and homemade pastry at Brother Hubbard, a bright and welcoming cafe on Capel Street then stroll down Henry Street, the north side’s main shopping precinct.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2014

This is in a borough where more than 24,000 households are waiting for somewhere to live, and where, last winter, the shopping precinct was full of rough sleepers.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2014

In Syntagma, the main shopping precinct, yellow taxis are lined up two-deep, waiting for fares from Athenians now reluctant to part with their cash.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 21, 2011