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MECCA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A place that attracts many visitors
Example:
New York is a mecca for young artists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("mecca" is a kind of...):
place; spot; topographic point (a point located with respect to surface features of some region)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
capital of Saudi Arabia; Riyadh (joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia)
Meronyms (parts of "Mecca"):
Caaba; Kaaba ((Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying)
Holonyms ("Mecca" is a part of...):
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)
Hedjaz; Hejaz; Hijaz (a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
