Mecca

[ mek-uh ]

noun

1. Also Mek·ka; Mak·kah []. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in western Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
2. (often lowercase) any place that many people visit or hope to visit:

   The president's birthplace is a mecca for his admirers.

Mecca

/ ˈmɛkə /

noun

1. a city in W Saudi Arabia, joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Mohammed; the holiest city of Islam, containing the Kaaba. Pop: 1 529 000 (2005 est) Arabic nameMakkah
2. sometimes not capital a place that attracts many visitors

   Athens is a Mecca for tourists

Mecca

¹

1. City in western Saudi Arabia .

Mecca

²

1. The birthplace of Muhammad , and thus the holiest city for Muslims . Muslims face in the direction of Mecca when they pray, and they are expected to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives. Mecca is in present-day Saudi Arabia .

Notes

As the place where Mohammed the prophet was born in the sixth century, it is the holiest city of Islam and the destination of numerous Muslim pilgrims.

A “mecca” is a place that attracts people: “ Hollywood is a mecca for would-be actors and actresses.”

Other Words From

• Meccan adjective noun

Example Sentences

She worked alongside many on campus organizations including Models of the Mecca and even went on to create her own collective called Edn Haus.

From TruthBeTold.news

Mrs. Kouachi works at a nursery and has worn the veil since she made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008.

From The Daily Beast

And an arrow painted on the ground that shows the way to Mecca, for prayers.

From The Daily Beast

The city became a Mecca for hordes of hipsters and creative types as well as young people seeking their fortune in finance.

From The Daily Beast

The subject is, in fact, Jeff Froth from the rock group Mecca.

From The Daily Beast

Since the 13th century, Sunni devotes have been traveling to Chinguetti on their way to Mecca.

From The Daily Beast

They boast of having descended from Abraham through Ishmael, believing that this patriarch built Mecca and died there.

From Project Gutenberg

Filled with gratitude, our hermit made a vow to undertake for the seventh time the pilgrimage to Mecca.

From Project Gutenberg

After marriage the family is united, and home, though it be in the top of a tenement, is the Mecca for children and grandchildren.

From Project Gutenberg

After us others also set free their people, and presently this part of Virginia was a sort of Mecca for escaped blacks.

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Vultures and kites are common enough; and Haji Laqlaq the stork comes in regularly from his pilgrimage to Mecca in the spring.

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