Definition of "mecca" []

• A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest. (noun)
• A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire. (noun)
• A place visited by many people: a mecca for tourists. (noun)

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• "‡ A “mecca” is a place that attracts people: “Hollywood is a mecca for would-be actors and actresses."
• "Nearly half of its sales at its flagship store in Akihabara, Japan's electronics mecca, is to Chinese tourists."
• "Manzanillo, Mexico's biggest western port and tourist mecca, is less than an hour's drive away."