MECCA Definition & Meaning

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Mecca

[ mek-uh ]

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noun

Also �ѱ��·�첹; �Ѳ��·�첹�� []. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in western Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam.
(often lowercase) any place that many people visit or hope to visit:
The president's birthplace is a mecca for his admirers.

Mecca

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə /

noun

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
sometimes not capital a place that attracts many visitors
Athens is a Mecca for tourists

Mecca

City in western Saudi Arabia .

Mecca

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 .

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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.”

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Other �y��vlog Forms

�ѱ�c�� adjective noun

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Another of his wife's cousins, a well-respected businessman who had performed the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, also died.

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“After being impressed by the company’s L.A. premiere of “The Road to Mecca,” Fugard entrusted Stephen Sachs with the world premiere of “Exits and Entrances.”

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You made one mistake — you called Atlanta the Black Mecca.

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Whether steering a ship for commercial trade or finding the direction of Mecca for purposes of prayer, an astrolabe harnessed light to manage desires around science and myth.

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Founded in 1867 and nicknamed The Mecca, Howard is one of the largest, and most academically rigorous, historically black universities in the country.

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