mecca
/ˈmɛkə/
mecca noun: ; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. Also the alternative form of Mecca.
Noun (1)
mecca (plural meccas)
- ; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- But Seed to Table – which has sprawling spreads of produce, a food court with restaurants and kiosks, and a two-story wine market and tasting room – has become a MAGA mecca, many say, a shrine to former President Donald Trump and Trumpism.2024, Patrik Jonsson and Melanie Stetson Freeman, Florida woman kills wild boar with mango. (This is not a meme.), in: The Christian Science Monitor, August 27 2024
Proper noun capitalized: Mecca
Mecca
- A province of Saudi Arabia.
- A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, 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, if possible.
- A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
- A town in Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Missouri.
- A township and unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.
- A surname.
- MR. HOWE: I would like to ask Mr. Mecca this question : does he think there would be substantial duplication between the agency that he is suggesting, and the current Governors' Committees on Employment of the Handicapped.
- MR. MECCA: […]1968, United States. President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, The Seriously Handicapped and the Voluntary Health Agency: Proceedings of a Panel Discussion, Annual Meeting, May 2-3...
- A unisex given name, mostly borne by women.
- Mrs. Mecca Marie Varney and son are successful lecturers and debaters on various topics of current interest, such as suffrage, etc. Her home is in Paw Paw, Mich. Her lectures are managed by her husband, Charles E. Varney.1912, The Arrow of Pi Beta Phi, page 107
- Just then, a young boy—named Mecca, as we learned later—arrived at the scene with the flight attendants who had been escorting him to his parents. In the midst of the frantic feeding of the protein bar, Mecca quietly announced:2020, Born This Way Foundation reporters, Lady Gaga, Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community, Feiwel & Friends, →ISBN
Noun (2) capitalized: Mecca
Mecca (plural Meccas)
- Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
- It was consequently the “Mecca,” the “Delphic Oracle,” the “Vale of Egeria,” to which all studious pilgrims should resort to drink of the pure springs of knowledge; […]1826, “Sketches of the Medical Schools of Scotland”, in The Lancet, volume 11, page 254
- By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court
Also used as
mecca is also the alternative form of Mecca.
mecca meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mecca in Hindi
- मेक्का
mecca in Tamil
- மெக்கா, மக்கா
mecca in Marathi
- मक्का, मेक्का
mecca in Urdu
- مکہ
More languagesFewer languages
- mecca in Bengali
- মক্কা, মেক্কা
- mecca in Telugu
- మక్కా, మెక్కా
- mecca in Malayalam
- മക്ക, മെക്കാ, മെക്ക
- mecca in Kannada
- ಮೆಕ್ಕಾ, ಮಕ್ಕಾ
- mecca in Punjabi
- ਮੱਕਾ
- mecca in Gujarati
- મક્કા
- mecca in Odia
- ମକ୍କା, ମେକ୍କା
- mecca in Nepali
- मक्का, मेक्का, मक्काको
Forms of mecca
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | meccas |
| plural | Meccas |
| alternative form | mecca |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Macca |
| alternative form | Makka |
| alternative form | Makkah |
| alternative form | Mekka |
| alternative form | Makkah al-Mukarramah |
Origin of mecca
From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.
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Questions about mecca
- What does mecca mean?
- Mecca means ; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- What is mecca in Hindi?
- Mecca in Hindi is मेक्का. See Mecca meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mecca?
- Mecca can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mecca?
- Mecca is pronounced /ˈmɛkə/.
- What is the plural of mecca?
- The plural of mecca is meccas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mecca (page history and authors); Mecca (page history and authors); mecca (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mecca (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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