Mecca

Meanings

Proper Noun

• large city in the Hejaz (region) Saudi Arabia (country), the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime.
• CDP Riverside County (county) California (state) US (country).
• A given name, mostly borne by women.

Noun

• Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.

Origin

• Borrowed from Arabic مَكَّة ("Mecca").