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mecca
- 6 dictionary resultsMec⋅ca
[mek-uh] 
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Related forms:
Meccan, adjective, noun
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| mec·ca (měk'ə) n.
[After Mecca (from its being a place of pilgrimage).] |
| Mec·ca (měk'ə) A city of western Saudi Arabia near the coast of the Red Sea. The birthplace of Muhammad, it is the holiest city of Islam and a pilgrimage site for all devout believers of the faith. Population: 1,290,000. Mec'can adj. & n. |
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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.
Note: Figuratively, a “mecca” is any place that attracts a great many people, especially for a particular reason: “Vail is a mecca for skiers.”
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Mecca
1823, from Arabic Makkah, sacred city of Islam, birthplace of Muhammad, which every Muslim must visit at least once. Fig. sense of "any place one holds supremely sacred" (usually with lower-case m-) is from 1850.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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