as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
that region of Connecticut is a mecca for antique hunters
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mecca
Furano, Japan Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, is a powder mecca.
—
Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
Since the 19th century, Savile Row has been a mecca for bespoke men’s suiting, and tailors in the area have created pieces for superstar actors such as Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck and Daniel Craig.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The town, which has become a mecca for shokuhin sampuru, is also famous for its sixteenth-century mountainside castle.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The city is a mecca for culture, architecture, dining, and waterfront attractions, and is known for its easy access to famous wine regions like Stellenbosch and the penguins of Boulders Beach.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mecca
Jen Murphy, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025
Since the 19th century, Savile Row has been a mecca for bespoke men’s suiting, and tailors in the area have created pieces for superstar actors such as Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck and Daniel Craig.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
The town, which has become a mecca for shokuhin sampuru, is also famous for its sixteenth-century mountainside castle.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The city is a mecca for culture, architecture, dining, and waterfront attractions, and is known for its easy access to famous wine regions like Stellenbosch and the penguins of Boulders Beach.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mecca
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mecca
Noun
-
Imagine a world where all of our cars run on clean solar – ditto for our HVAC systems – and even our AI friends run on solar powered data centers.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
-
In one of the largest mass abductions targeting religious worship centers in the West African nation in recent months, the attackers on Sunday raided three different churches in Kaduna state's Kajuru council area, seizing 177 people before 11 managed to escape.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Retail stores, bars and restaurants have been transformed into mutual aid hubs.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
-
Sitting in the heart of northeast Minneapolis's business district, the coffee shop has become a hub for people opposing ICE.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Once the ad-tech infrastructure is established, ad revenue becomes highly scalable and incurs low incremental costs, unlike the capital-heavy content creation process.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
-
In both instances, Copenhagen and the Greenlandic government in its capital Nuuk responded by expressing openness to further collaboration, stressing the importance of sovereignty and dispatching a high-level delegation for talks in Washington.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Kipling City Pack Backpack Pocket space is at the very heart of this backpack’s design, which has over five different compartments on the interior and exterior.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
-
What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
-
Barra says the focus now is on making cars more affordable, incorporating artificial intelligence and new technology like Google Gemini to make the vehicles safer and appealing to the consumer.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mecca.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mecca. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
