often capitalized
: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
a mecca for shoppers
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Examples of mecca in a Sentence
The valley is a mecca for wine lovers.
The town has become a mecca for tourists.
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The Detroit museum has been a mecca for everyone from Snoop Dogg to Metallica.
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
Wayfair operates nine specialty brand home furnishings stores in four states, including Joss & Main at Oakbrook Center, the same sprawling, 62-year-old west suburban retail mecca where Boll & Branch is setting up shop.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
Telluride This southern Colorado mountain mecca is also dog-friendly, boasting multiple lodging options for your canine friends.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Maintaining the city’s global place as a fashion capital
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New York’s Fashion District was created in 1919, and the city has been a fashion mecca since at least the 1940s, attracting designers, brands, manufacturers, retailers, the media, investors, and shoppers from around the world.
—Maurice Obeid, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2024
Wayfair operates nine specialty brand home furnishings stores in four states, including Joss & Main at Oakbrook Center, the same sprawling, 62-year-old west suburban retail mecca where Boll & Branch is setting up shop.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
Telluride This southern Colorado mountain mecca is also dog-friendly, boasting multiple lodging options for your canine friends.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Maintaining the city’s global place as a fashion capital
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New York’s Fashion District was created in 1919, and the city has been a fashion mecca since at least the 1940s, attracting designers, brands, manufacturers, retailers, the media, investors, and shoppers from around the world.
—Maurice Obeid, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Mecca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mecca. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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mecca
noun
mec·ca
ˈmek-ə 
often capitalized
: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
a mecca for tourists
Etymology
named for Mecca, city in Arabia, the birthplace of Muhammad and the goal of Muslim pilgrimages
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