often capitalized
: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
a mecca for shoppers
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Examples of mecca in a Sentence
The valley is a mecca for wine lovers.
The town has become a mecca for tourists.
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Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2025
Although better known as a mecca for fashion and style, Milan is the capital of the agriculture-rich Lombardy region, ensuring that restaurants and home cooks can access fresh, high-quality local ingredients.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Named after eggplant and armed with organic tofu, up-and-coming Utah brand Aubergine Kitchen plans to crash straight into the Treasure Valley’s artery-clogging, restaurant-chain mecca.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2025
Start with Carl Peterson’s pivotal vision in 1989 to make Arrowhead Stadium a tailgating mecca with an irresistible game-day atmosphere — one that for a decade has held the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium with a reading of 142.2 decibels.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2025
Although better known as a mecca for fashion and style, Milan is the capital of the agriculture-rich Lombardy region, ensuring that restaurants and home cooks can access fresh, high-quality local ingredients.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Named after eggplant and armed with organic tofu, up-and-coming Utah brand Aubergine Kitchen plans to crash straight into the Treasure Valley’s artery-clogging, restaurant-chain mecca.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2025
Start with Carl Peterson’s pivotal vision in 1989 to make Arrowhead Stadium a tailgating mecca with an irresistible game-day atmosphere — one that for a decade has held the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium with a reading of 142.2 decibels.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Mecca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mecca. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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mecca
noun
mec·ca
ˈmek-ə 
often capitalized
: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
a mecca for tourists
Etymology
named for Mecca, city in Arabia, the birthplace of Muhammad and the goal of Muslim pilgrimages
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