Mecca
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- noun
- /ˈmɛkə/
- New York may be a culinary mecca, but it's not the be-all and end-all of food talent.
- tourist mecca
- shopping mecca
- gambling mecca
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Watch on YouTubeGig Harbor, WA is a Mecca for boating enthusiasts.
- Gig Harbor, WA is a Mecca for boating enthusiasts.
- This place is the Mecca of the dark arts and oh is it really in Portland?
- That was like the, the, the, the music Mecca.
- My gay friend, he called that whole strip of a of a LA West Hollywood Mecca.
- And this place on Maui is the Mecca of big wave surfing, windsurfing and a lot of these sports have been invented here.
- And and now the the Glazers have come in for stick because, yeah, as as an away fan, going to Old Trafford used to be the Mecca if are you.
- But Hawaii happened to be like, it's the Mecca volleyball worldwide or just in the US?
- And there was a stunning headline, I think it was an AP headline, which said something like tourist Mecca, Notre Dame, also revered as a place of worship.
Examples
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Fulfilling Carter's portrait of Atlanta as an educational mecca, the city quickly became home to several schools.
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Why did certain cities become "blues meccas"?
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Players, of course, would like nothing more than to play their sport in its mecca.
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This place is the Mecca of the dark arts and oh is it really in Portland?
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Welcome to the Mecca of all course football stadiums, Kyle Field.
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With over 140 events, the city Wine & Food Festival celebrates the culinary mecca we know as the Big Apple.
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Gig Harbor, WA is a Mecca for boating enthusiasts.
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And this place on Maui is the Mecca of big wave surfing, windsurfing and a lot of these sports have been invented here.
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Apple told lawmakers in Nebraska that a fairer bear bill would turn Nebraska into a quote Mecca for hackers.
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San Francisco is considered the cultural Mecca for tech enthusiasts and innovators.
Synonyms
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A place many people visit because they like the same thing
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Etymology
Mecca is used in English to mean a place that attracts many people with the same interest because so many people travel to the real Makkah for a religious journey, so calling a place a 'Mecca' says it is the 'main place' for that activity.