Center
Center 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.
Plaza is a synonym for center in shoppers topic. In some cases you can use "Plaza" instead a noun "Center".
Plaza
Plaza 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.
Usage example: a good plaza should have a movie house
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Plaza
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
Weslayan Plaza - Different from the shopping center south of Sunset Terrace, this is a sister neighborhood of Lynn Park.
Source: Useful Notes / Houston - Greenway Plaza - a large mixed use development built between Downtown and Uptown, it is yet another center for Houston's amazing skyline and only exist because of Southwest Freeway.
Source: Useful Notes / Houston -
Speaking of 9/11, police officer John Perry was filing his retirement papers that very morning at 1 Police Plaza (located a few blocks from the World Trade Center), when he learned of the attack.
Source: Retirony
Cite this Source
Plaza and Center. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/center/plaza
Center & Plaza. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/center/plaza>.
Plaza or Center. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/center/plaza.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "center" and "plaza" have occurred on timeline