mecca — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

delphic, far, great, largest, little, many, religious, sacred

VERB + MECCA

ask, become, born, called, face, facing, love, named

MECCA + NOUN

anti-imperialists, arabia, lobster, lovers, marie, medina, ohio, oracle

PREP.

from, in, toward

ADV.

consequently

Definitions

name

1

A province of Saudi Arabia.

2

A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, 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, if

3

A number of places in the United States:

4

A number of places in the United States:

5

A number of places in the United States:

noun

1

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

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; […]

By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.

noun

1

Alternative form of Mecca.

2

Alternative form of Mecca.

But Seed to Table – which has sprawling spreads of produce, a food court with restaurants and kiosks, and a two-story wine market and tasting room – has become a MAGA mecca, many say, a shrine to former President Donald Trump and Trumpism.

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Idioms & Phrases

all roads lead to Mecca

Synonym of all roads lead to Rome.

Example Bank

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01

MR. HOWE: I would like to ask Mr. Mecca this question : does he think there would be substantial duplication between the agency that he is suggesting, and the current Governors' Committees on Employme

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02

Mrs. Mecca Marie Varney and son are successful lecturers and debaters on various topics of current interest, such as suffrage, etc. Her home is in Paw Paw, Mich. Her lectures are managed by her husban

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Just then, a young boy—named Mecca, as we learned later—arrived at the scene with the flight attendants who had been escorting him to his parents. In the midst of the frantic feeding of the protein ba

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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; […]

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By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, draw

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Tsuhu, or Lake Benevolence, is located in Fuhsing District, Taoyuan County, and formed by waters from the Tahan Creek (river). Its two sections of limpid water are enclosed within emerald green hills.

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Usage Notes

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