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mall
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
mall
(noun)
shopping mall
(noun)
strip mall
(noun)
mall
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ˈ
mɑːl/
noun
plural
malls
mall
/
ˈ
mɑːl/
noun
plural
malls
Britannica Dictionary definition of MALL
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1
:
a large building or group of buildings containing stores of many different kinds and sizes
They spent the afternoon shopping at the
mall
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strip mall
2
:
a public area where people walk
a pedestrian
mall
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