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Definition of shopping centre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shopping centre

noun
 
/ˈʃɒpɪŋ sentə(r)/
 
/ˈʃɑːpɪŋ sentər/
(British English)
(North American English shopping center)
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  1. a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof
    • Kendal boasts a modern shopping centre and a museum.
    Extra Examples
    • A developer in this suburb of Phoenix plans to build a shopping centre.
    • She took a bus to an out-of-town shopping centre.
    Topics Shoppinga2, Buildingsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • huge
    • large
    verb + shopping-centre/​shopping-center
    • build
    • develop
    • go to
    shopping-centre/​shopping-center + noun
    • car park
    • parking lot
    • developer
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