MALL
Dictionary entry overview: What does mall mean?
• MALL (noun)
The noun MALL has 2 senses:
1. a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
2. 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
Familiarity information: MALL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MALL (noun)
Meaning:
A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
mall; promenade
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)
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
shopping center; shopping centre; shopping mall; mall; plaza; center
Context examples:
a good plaza should have a movie house / they spent their weekends at the local malls
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))
