shopping centre

shopping centre
(AmE shopping center) noun ⇨ See also ↑mall
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, huge, large, major
▪ small
▪ main, principal
▪ new
▪ modern, state-of-the-art
▪

Kendal boasts a modern shopping centre and a museum.

▪ high-end, upscale (both AmE)
▪ run-down
▪ $10 million, £200 million, etc.
▪ busy, crowded, thriving
▪ district (BrE), downtown (AmE), high-street (BrE), local, neighborhood (AmE), out-of-town (BrE), regional, suburban
▪

Local shops are facing fierce competition from out-of-town shopping centres.

▪ strip (AmE)
VERB + SHOPPING-CENTRE/SHOPPING-CENTER
▪ build, develop
▪

A developer in this suburb of Phoenix plans to build a shopping centre.

▪ go to, visit
SHOPPING-CENTRE/SHOPPING-CENTER + NOUN
▪ car park (BrE), parking lot (AmE)
▪ developer
▪ manager

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