often capitalized
: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
a mecca for shoppers
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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As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.
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By day, it’s known for its colorful murals and buzzing cafés, but by night, the district turns into a mecca for creative cocktails, late-night galleries and performances by world-class DJs.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
No place on earth draws more fanatics than Penang, the world’s mecca for durian lovers.
—Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Indianapolis has become a mecca for those activities as the home of the Indy 500 and the Pacers (who came up just short of winning the NBA crown this year).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
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Irenosen Okojie
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
By day, it’s known for its colorful murals and buzzing cafés, but by night, the district turns into a mecca for creative cocktails, late-night galleries and performances by world-class DJs.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
No place on earth draws more fanatics than Penang, the world’s mecca for durian lovers.
—Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Indianapolis has become a mecca for those activities as the home of the Indy 500 and the Pacers (who came up just short of winning the NBA crown this year).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mecca
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“Mecca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mecca. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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