Mecca
noun
Also Mekka; Makkah a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in western Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
Meccas
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pluralof Mecca.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Unlike the fashion Meccas of Paris and Milan, Nairobi does not follow seasons as the fashion scene is too small.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2022
“This is a link to all the English players playing or coaching professionally abroad, including in such footballing Meccas as the Cook Islands, the Philippines and Vanuatu.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2018
“That’s one of the logging Meccas of Oregon,’’ Serrill said.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2017
From snow-and-arts resorts like Breckenridge, Colorado, to country- music Meccas like Branson, Missouri, America's playlands are producing a booming class of unfortunates: the hardworking homeless.
From Time Magazine Archive
These green islets appear to be Meccas to the neighborhood cows; for you may see them daily in solemn file making pilgrimage thither by the fords.
