Noun mall has 2 senses
- promenade, mall - a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
--1 is a kind of walk, walkway, paseo
--1 has particulars: esplanade
- plaza, mall, center, shopping mall, shopping center, shopping centre - 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; "a good plaza should have a movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
--2 is a kind of mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet
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