"strip mall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strip malls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} strip mall (plural strip malls)
  1. (US, Canada) A shopping center consisting of a row of stores with separate entrances from the outdoors, typically along a road and/or with a parking lot in front. Tags: Canada, US Categories (place): Places Hypernyms: parade [UK], shopping center, plaza, shopping plaza, mall
    Sense id: en-strip_mall-en-noun-nEzPKQC2 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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