mecca
(noun) a place that attracts many visitors; “New York is a mecca for young artists”
Mecca
(noun) joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mecca (plural meccas)
Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
Mecca
A large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime.
A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
Mecca (plural Meccas)
(figuratively) Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
Source: Wiktionary
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.