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Noun: shopping centre
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=shopping center)
  1. Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
    - plaza, mall, center [US], shopping mall, shopping center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: shopping centres

Type of: mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet

Encyclopedia: Shopping centre