Definitions
Place that attracts many visitors with a shared interest.
Word origin
From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.
Used in a sentence
“It was consequently the “Mecca,” the “Delphic Oracle,” the “Vale of Egeria,” to which all studious pilgrims should resort to drink of the pure springs of knowledge; […]”
“On the other side of the Atlantic, stores in Paris's chic Avenue Montaigne, a mecca for Japanese tourists, said that sales to foreigners had fallen sharply.”
“Living in Venice, California and training at the Mecca of bodybuilding, Gold's Gym, I've seen some of the world's most dedicated and hard-training athletes.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Major destination”5 letters
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