shopping plaza

noun

1. a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shopping plaza¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

A line formed out the door, even as the shopping plaza around the small restaurant was desolate.

From Los Angeles Times

On Monday night, just 20 minutes before closing time, chaos erupted at the Ludu International Shopping Plaza in southwestern Shanghai’s Songjiang district.

From BBC

But barely a day later, when the BBC visited the Ludu International Shopping Plaza, it was as if this carnage never happened.

From BBC

Its pink adobe façade rises unexpectedly over a nondescript shopping plaza, while inside visitors are greeted by a sensory overload: 30-foot waterfalls, neon light-adorned palm trees, wandering mariachis and the faint aroma of fried food and nostalgia.

From Salon

The shooting occurred in a shopping plaza in the 800 block of North Pacific Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bazaar
• boutique
• co-op
• discount store
• flea market
• mall
• mart
• outlet
• shop
• shopping center
• supermarket