Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest.
- noun A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire.
- noun A place visited by many people.
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- noun Alternative capitalization of
Mecca
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A mecca is a place that attracts people: Hollywood is a mecca for would-be actors and actresses.
Mecca 2002
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Nearly half of its sales at its flagship store in Akihabara, Japan's electronics mecca, is to Chinese tourists.
Golf Deal Part of Growing Chinese Links to Japan Inc. Mariko Sanchanta 2010
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Manzanillo, Mexico's biggest western port and tourist mecca, is less than an hour's drive away.
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Manzanillo, Mexico's biggest western port and tourist mecca, is less than an hour's drive away.
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The transformation of Storrs (population: roughly 11,000) into a hoops mecca is astounding given the lack of tradition as recently as the 1980s.
USATODAY.com - Twin titles top off UConn's stunning rise 2004
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Key West, the famously tolerant tourist mecca, is up in arms over wild chickens.
Boing Boing: January 27, 2002 - February 2, 2002 Archives 2002
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This is why sometimes the word mecca is written becca.
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Maybe he didn't use the word mecca, but the idea was that our city would become a place where homosexuals nationwide could come and live openly.
Bob Schwartz Dot Com BWJunior 2010
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The state taxes booze so lightly that it's a wonder it hasn't become known as a mecca for drunkards.
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Big John obviously doesn’t even have a clue where mecca is does he?
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