shopping centre meaning
UK /ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˈsɛntə/ US /ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛntɚ/ 4 syllables
shopping centre (noun): 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.
Spelling: shopping centre (British) · shopping center (American)
Definition of shopping centre
- 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 plaza should have a movie house
- they spent their weekends at the local malls
Synonyms: plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center
Type of: mercantile establishment
shopping centre in a sentence
- I used to have a little bookshop in a shopping centre.
- Today I went to the shopping centre with my mother.
- A new shopping centre was built in the High Street.
- She took him to the shopping centre to buy him some clothes.
- Leigh will go to the shopping centre with Laurie.
How to pronounce shopping centre
shopping centre is pronounced /ˈʃɒpɪŋ ˈsɛntə/ in British English and /ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˈsɛntɚ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.
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