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A shopping
mall (or
simply mall)
is
a
North
American
term
for
a
large
indoor shopping
center,
usually anchored by department
stores.
The
term
"mall"
originally
meant a
pedestrian
promenade with
shops
along
it
(that
is,
the
term
was
used
to
refer
to
the
walkway
itself
which
was
merely
bordered
by
such
shops),
but
in
the
late
1960s,
it
began
to
be
used
as
a
generic
term
for
the
large
enclosed
shopping
centers
that
were
becoming
commonplace
at
the
time.[1][2] In
the
U.K.,
such
complexes
are
considered
shopping
centres
(Commonwealth
English:
shopping
centre),
though
"shopping
center"
covers
many
more
sizes
and
types
of
centers
than
the
North
American
"mall".
Other
countries
may
follow
U.S.
usage
(Philippines, India,[3] and U.A.E.,[4])
while
still
others
(Australia,[5] etc.)
follow
U.K.
usage.
In
Canadian
English,
and
often
in
Australia
and
New
Zealand,
the
term
'mall'
may
be
used
informally
but
'shopping
centre'
or
merely
'centre'
will
feature
in
the
name
of
the
complex
(such
as Toronto
Eaton
Centre).
The
term
'mall'
is
less-commonly
a
part
of
the
name
of
the
complex.
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