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mecca

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Mec⋅ca

  [mek-uh]
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–noun
1. Also, Makkah, Mekka. a city in and the capital of Hejaz, in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam. 366,801.
2. (often lowercase) any place that many people visit or hope to visit: The president's birthplace is a mecca for his admirers.
Related forms:
Meccan, adjective, noun

Hi⋅jaz

  [hee-jaz; Arab. hee-zhahz]
–noun
a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. ab. 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Capital: Mecca.
Also, Hedjaz, Hejaz.
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mec·ca   (měk'ə)   
n.  

    1. A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest.

    2. A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire.

  2. A place visited by many people: a mecca for tourists.


[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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