mall

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a large, usually covered, shopping area where cars are not allowed:

There are plans to build a new mall in the middle of town.

a very large building or buildings containing a lot of stores and often restaurants, and usually with space around it outside for parking:

Judy likes to hang out at the mall with her friends.

A mall is also a street in a city or town with a lot of stores and that is closed to traffic.

a large building or covered area where there are a lot of stores, restaurants, etc. close together. Cars are not allowed inside a mall, but there is usually an area for them to park in outside:

Shoppers arrived early at the mall for the Black Friday sales.

Bangkok's modern, multi-storey malls are a shopper's paradise.

Visit Festival Bay Mall at International Drive, Orlando.