mecca

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mec·ca /ˈmekə/ noun [singular]

DLTFAMOUSa place that many people want to visit for a particular reason 众人想去参观的地方，众人向往之地 SYN magnet

mecca for

Florence is a mecca for students of art history.

佛罗伦萨是修艺术史的学生都想去的地方。

Examples from the Corpus

mecca• Charleston is a treasure chest of period architecture and a mecca for antiques buffs.• Mountain View is becoming a mecca for Internet-related businesses.• It would make California a mecca for shareholder lawsuits.• What has made Lincoln such a mecca for executives throughout the United States who are looking for innovative new approaches to pay?• Los Angeles was a sunny, easygoing mecca for crackpot religions and fantasies endorsed by the movie industry.• Significantly, the on-site Job Placement Center, normally a frenzied mecca for the field, closed a day early.

mecca for• Florida is a mecca for students during spring break.

Meccan, Makkah

na city in Saudi Arabia where the prophet Muhammad was born, considered the holiest city of Islam. People who are not Muslims are not allowed to go there, but every Muslim must try to make a pilgrimage (=religious journey) to Mecca once in their lifetime → see also haj , Medina

From Longman Business Dictionary

meccamec·ca /ˈmekə/ noun [countableC]

a place that is very popular for a particular reason, attracting a lot of people to go there

mecca for

Georgetown has become a mecca for jobseekers.

The city is being promoted as a shopping mecca.

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