MECCA Definition & Meaning

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Mecca

[mek-uh]

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noun

Also Mekka; Makkah 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

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noun

Arabic name: Makkah.��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)
(sometimes not capital) a place that attracts many visitors
Athens is a Mecca for tourists

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.

Mecca

City in western Saudi Arabia.

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Figuratively, a “mecca” is any place that attracts a great many people, especially for a particular reason: “Vail is a mecca for skiers.”

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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Meccan adjective

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More than 1.4 million Muslims have begun this year's Hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, a year after 1,300 people died, mostly due to the extreme heat.

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Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs director Quentin Tarantino said it was "everything an independent movie theatre should be", adding that "for lovers of quality films, this is Mecca".

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“First Love” at the Odyssey Theater in 2003 and the 2000 production of Athol Fugard’s “Road to Mecca” at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood were also twofer shows.

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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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