strip mall

noun

: a long usually one-story building or group of buildings housing several adjacent retail stores or service establishments

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On Friday afternoons after prayer time, men walk over from the mosque in a neighboring strip mall to buy drinks and snacks from Shwe Mitharsu Asian Market, which fills with their chatter and laughter. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025 In a single strip mall on West 38th Street, adventurous diners can find restaurants serving Ethiopian, Peruvian, Mexican, Indian and Chinese cuisine. Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025 Horror stories abound of strip mall schools where no learning happens, where doors shutter mid-year, and where students don’t have teachers. Jessica Alcantara, Time, 2 July 2025 What's that going in new Rivergate Pkwy strip mall? Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for strip mall

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strip mall was in 1977

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“Strip mall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mall. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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