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MALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Example:
they spent their weekends at the local malls
Synonyms:
center; mall; plaza; shopping center; shopping centre; shopping mall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mall" is a kind of...):
mercantile establishment; outlet; retail store; sales outlet (a place of business for retailing goods)
Meronyms (parts of "mall"):
food court (an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
Synonyms:
mall; promenade
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mall" is a kind of...):
paseo; walk; walkway (a path set aside for walking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mall"):
esplanade (a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore)
