Meaning & use
Mall
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A large building or complex of buildings containing a variety of retail stores, typically enclosed and connected by walkways.
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Teenagers often spend Saturday afternoons hanging out at the mall.
The new mall features over a hundred shops and a large food court.
A note on using this word
Originally referred to a shaded walkway used for a lawn game similar to croquet; the shopping-complex sense developed in the twentieth century, notably from Pall Mall in London.
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shopping centerplaza
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