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单词 meccas
释义

mecca

noun

mec·​ca ˈme-kə How to pronounce mecca (audio)
often capitalized
: a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest
a mecca for shoppers

Synonyms

  • axis
  • base
  • capital
  • center
  • central
  • core
  • cynosure
  • epicenter
  • eye
  • focus
  • ground zero
  • heart
  • hub
  • locus
  • navel
  • nerve center
  • nexus
  • nucleus
  • omphalos
  • seat
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Example Sentences

The valley is a mecca for wine lovers. The town has become a mecca for tourists.
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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Mecca

geographical name

Mec·​ca ˈme-kə How to pronounce Mecca (audio)
variants or Arabic Makkah
ˈmä-kə How to pronounce Mecca (audio)
holy city in western Saudi Arabia population 1,294,106

Note: Mecca is the chief pilgrimage destination for Muslims and the capital of Hejaz.

Meccan
ˈme-kən How to pronounce Mecca (audio)
adjective or noun

meccas

noun

plural of mecca
as in centers
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

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  • centers
  • hubs
  • capitals
  • focuses
  • epicenters
  • hearts
  • bases
  • playgrounds
  • nuclei
  • nucleuses
  • seats
  • nexus
  • cores
  • nexuses
  • headquarters
  • foci
  • centrals
  • loci
  • axes
  • hotbeds
  • navels
  • nerve centers
  • attractions
  • eyes
  • ground zeros
  • omphali
  • cynosures
  • hot spots
  • magnets
  • essences
  • playlands
  • hives
  • deeps
  • kernels
  • nubs
  • lodestones
  • piths
  • souls
  • thicks
  • happy hunting grounds
  • quintessences
  • polestars
  • loadstones
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