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

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

From BBC

It was like, those are the Mecca art hubs.

From Salon

The incident, according to producers, was pivotal in positioning Atlanta away from its Jim Crow past and into a metropolitan destination for Black wealth — nicknamed the “Black Mecca.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I was told to park my car facing Mecca.”

From Los Angeles Times

She was attacked after attending a service at the XL Center arena in Hartford with her family to mark Eid al-Adha, the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage by Muslims to Mecca.

From Seattle Times