shopping complex

collocation in English

meaningsofshoppingandcomplex

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shopping
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ/us
/ˈʃɑː.pɪŋ/
the activity of buying things ...
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complex
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/us
/ˈkɑːm.pleks/
a large building with various connected rooms or a related group ...
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(Definition ofshoppingandcomplexfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The site contains 100,000 sq ft of leisure facilities, quite apart from theshoppingcomplexand, believe it or not, parking for 10,000 cars.
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Often it is impossible to leave or enter a zoo without passing through a shop or ashoppingcomplex.
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The one and only thing it did was to pass planning permission for ashoppingcomplex.
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In order immediately to restore confidence, priority should be given to the demolition and rebuilding of theshoppingcomplex, with appropriate parking provision.
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It is a proposedshoppingcomplexwith a large number of retail outlets.
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Following a public inquiry, it was decided that over 400 houses would be built and that the scheme would include ashoppingcomplex.
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Buses continue to park in a busyshoppingcomplex.
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When a building company gets a contract to build ashoppingcomplex, a hospital or any other building, it is usually required to bring subcontractors on to the site.
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Meadowhall is perhaps the largestshoppingcomplexin the country.
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Tenders have been invited from consultants for a newshoppingcomplexfor the city centre, and a range of other current and potential initiatives is now being pursued.
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The most welcome recent proposed commercial development is the announcement of a substantial investment in a major town centreshoppingcomplextogether with a proposed new hotel development.
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This was projected to be a family entertainment andshoppingcomplexincluding a shopping area, roller skating rink, bowling alleys, and restaurants.
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In the north, a regional high school and a large 4,400 car parking lot andshoppingcomplexwere built in the 1950s.
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Theshoppingcomplexis home to 120 shops, stores, and restaurants, and is the major regional shopping district for the ranch.
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Theshoppingcomplexconsists of six buildings with a total of 888842 ft2 of retail space.
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The companys low prices and exclusive product lines drew significant traffic and cachet, helping to draw shoppers to smaller retailers in the sameshoppingcomplex.
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Theshoppingcomplexfeatures various stores for specific products, a video screen, advertising posters, and a place to play chess.
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Part of theshoppingcomplexincludes a community centre with an all-weather pitch.
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Plans are underway to establish a largeshoppingcomplexin the city with an additional supermarket and department store.
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More recently "plaza" has been used to describe ashoppingcomplex, similar to a shopping mall, borrowing its connotations of a center of cultural life.
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