mecca

mec·ca

noun, often capitalized \ˈme-kə\

Definition of MECCA

: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest <a mecca for shoppers>

Examples of MECCA

1. The valley is a mecca for wine lovers.
2. The town has become a mecca for tourists.

Origin of MECCA

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, a destination of pilgrims in the Islamic world

First Known Use: 1843

Related to MECCA

Synonyms: axis, base, capital, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, center, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat

Related Words: headquarters; happy hunting ground, hive, hotbed, hot spot, playground, playland; kernel, nub, pith; deep, thick; essence, quintessence, soul; attraction, lodestone (also loadstone), magnet, polestar

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Rhymes with MECCA

Decca, Mecca, weka