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'mall'

[promenade.n.02] as in: a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

'mall'

[plaza.n.02] as in: 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

Examples:
a good plaza should have a movie house
they spent their weekends at the local malls

Origins

					mall (English)
└── mail (French)
    ├── email (English)
    └── malleus (Latin)