shopping center
noun
: a group of retail stores and service establishments usually with ample parking facilities and usually designed to serve a community or neighborhood
called also shopping plaza
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The shopping center, which owned by real estate developer Century Management Company, is near Vineyard Road in Roseville.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
The fatal shooting of a police officer responding to a shopping center in Georgia is under investigation, authorities said Saturday.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
In 2022, the historic First National Bank building (now known as First National Center) became an opulent 146-room hotel complete with a shopping center and five food-and-beverage concepts, including a bank-vault bar and a restaurant with seating around original teller booths.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
The awards ceremony has taken place at the theater, located inside the Ovation Hollywood shopping center, since 2001, according to the venue's website.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2025
The fatal shooting of a police officer responding to a shopping center in Georgia is under investigation, authorities said Saturday.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
In 2022, the historic First National Bank building (now known as First National Center) became an opulent 146-room hotel complete with a shopping center and five food-and-beverage concepts, including a bank-vault bar and a restaurant with seating around original teller booths.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
The awards ceremony has taken place at the theater, located inside the Ovation Hollywood shopping center, since 2001, according to the venue's website.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Shopping center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopping%20center. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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