mecca

Speech parts

1. mecca - Noun

2. Mecca - Proper noun

Meaning

joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam

a place that attracts many visitors

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

allah center centre foundation nexus cynosure function body base basis capital caliph purpose goal focus

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Antonyms

side outside border edge boundary margin

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Hypernyms

place spot topographic point

Phrases with the word

Mecca Province

Examples

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt. Billie Joe Armstrong

All the world has been converted and Washington is the modem Mecca. C. L. R. James

We must never give a free hand to those who want to subjugate us, draw this line so that New York will never become New Mecca. Geert Wilders

A handful of couscous is better than Mecca and all its dust. Moroccan Proverb

Profit is profit even in Mecca. Nigerian Proverb

Even in Mecca people make money. Nigerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

mecate Mecayapan Mecayapan Nahuatl Mecca Province Meccah Meccan