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mecca
/ˈmɛkə/
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What does mecca mean?
noun
- Alternative form of Mecca.
proper noun
- 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.
More meanings (8)
proper noun
- 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.
- A unisex given name, mostly borne by women.
noun
- (figuratively, offensive) ; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- (figuratively, offensive) Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɛkə/
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And it is from Babylon the less, where the soldan dwelleth, unto Mecca above-said, into a thirty-two journeys.
Other persons are seen with turbans of a lighter shade of green than the returned Mecca pilgrims.
More book examples (3)
At Jeddah he saw its one sight, the tomb of Eve, and then bade adieu to Mohammed, who returned to Mecca.
The devotees come from the very ends of the earth to worship their prophet in his own Kaaba in his own Mecca.
To his office, as to their Mecca, flocked all the "freaks" of the land, and all who possessed any objects of rare or marvelous nature.