mall

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
noun 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

Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley.

Big pink placards on the Mall: 'Mrs. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
Hullo, here we are in Pall Mall. — Tristram of Blent: An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House, Anthony Hope
The PALL MALL GAZETTE says:--"This charming book.... — The Crack of Doom, Robert Cromie

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