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1. (n.) Mecca
a city in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam. 550,000.
2. Mecca
(often l.c.) a place that attracts many people with interests in common.
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1. (noun) Mecca
joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
2. (noun) mecca
a place that attracts many visitors
"New York is a mecca for young artists"
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1. mecca
the birthplace of Mahomet, the Holy City and Keblah of the Moslems, the capital of Hedjaz and the true capital of Arabia; in the midst of sandy valleys, and 60 m. distant from Jeddah, its port; a city to which every true Mussulman must make a pilgrimage once in his life; has a population which varies from 30,000 to 60,000. See Caaba.
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