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
   "a good shopping center should have a movie house";
   - plaza, mall, center [US], shopping mall, shopping centre [Brit, Cdn], centre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: shopping centers

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

Encyclopedia: Shopping center