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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRetail park
/ˈriː.teɪl pɑːk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A purpose-built suburban shopping development consisting of several large warehouse-style stores with a shared parking area.
"We drove to the new retail park on the edge of town to buy furniture and electronics." - 2
A commercial real estate cluster designed primarily for automobile-accessible big-box retailers.
"The local council approved plans to expand the retail park to attract more international brands."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'retail', derived from Old French 'retaillier' (to cut a piece, from re- + taillier to cut), and 'park', derived from Middle English and Old French 'parc' denoting an enclosed area of land. Emerging prominently in late 20th-century urban planning and commercial architecture, it describes a purpose-built cluster of large retail warehouses sharing a common parking infrastructure.
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Parc d'activités commerciales
Transliteration: paʁk dak.ti.vi.te kɔ.maʁ.sjal
"Nous allons au parc d'activités commerciales pour acheter un canapé."
Fachmarktzentrum
Transliteration: ˈfax.maʁktˌtɛntʁʊm
"Das neue Fachmarktzentrum am Stadtrand hat viele große Geschäfte."
Parco commerciale
Transliteration: ˈparko kommerˈtʃale
"Hanno aperto un grande parco commerciale vicino all'autostrada."
Parque comercial
Transliteration: ˈpaɾke komeɾˈsjal
"El nuevo parque comercial cuenta con un amplio aparcamiento gratuito."
Parque comercial
Transliteration: ˈpaɾki kumeɾˈsjaw
"Fui ao parque comercial comprar materiais de construção."
रिटेल पार्क
Transliteration: ritel paark
"हम सप्ताहांत में खरीदारी के लिए उस बड़े रिटेल पार्क गए थे।"
零售园
Transliteration: líng shòu yuán
"郊区新建了一个大型零售园，里面有很多家具店。"
교외형 상가단지
Transliteration: gyooehyeong sanggadnji
"우리는 가구를 사러 교외형 상가단지에 방문했습니다."
ロードサイド店舗群
Transliteration: rōdosaido tenpogun
"郊外のロードサイド店舗群には大型家具店が集まっている。"
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