This is the 15329th most frequent Korean word.
백화점과
"백화점과" means "and department store" in English.
In this sentence, '백화점' (department store) is mentioned along with another location ('쇼핑센터', shopping center) using '과', which is a conjunction meaning 'and.'
저는 백화점과 함께 쇼핑센터에도 갔어요.
I went to the department store as well as the shopping center.
Here, '백화점과' refers to the proximity relation between the department store and the market ('시장'), connected by '과', which implies the concept of spatial relationship—or 'between' when paired with other words.
백화점과 시장 사이에는 큰 공원이 있습니다.
There is a large park between the department store and the market.
In this context, '백화점과의' uses '과' as a particle to indicate association or relation between entities like 'contract' ('계약') and 'department store' ('백화점').