Mecca
Mecca1 definition
Mec·ca (mek′ə)
noun
- any place visited by many people
- any place that one yearns to go to
- any goal that one is seeking to achieve
Etymology: after Mecca
Related Forms:
- Meccan Mec′·can adjective, noun
Mecca2 definition
Mec·ca (mek′ə)
city in W Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea: birthplace of Mohammed & hence a holy city of Islam: pop. 618,000
Related Forms:
- Meccan Mec′·can adjective, noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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