often capitalized
: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
a mecca for shoppers
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The valley is a mecca for wine lovers.
The town has become a mecca for tourists.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Gunnison’s Hartman Rocks, one of the state’s most iconic mountain biking areas, is also a mecca for winter pedaling.
—Shauna Farnell, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2025
Best After-Christmas Beauty Deals Amazon Amazon is known as a mecca of year-round deals, so of course there's a bounty of discounts to dive into at the mega-retailer.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Dec. 2024
Creating an even larger mecca for the music lover is an exciting prospect, especially for our intimate live events, where the world’s most exciting artists perform in-store for the admission of purchasing their new album.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Mecca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mecca. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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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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