"mecca" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meccas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkə Head templates: {{en-noun}} mecca (plural meccas)
  1. Alternative form of Mecca Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Mecca
    Sense id: en-mecca-en-noun-NHnHbtVz
  2. Alternative form of Mecca
    (figuratively, sometimes offensive); a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
    Tags: figuratively, offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-mecca-en-noun-AmpkMGi8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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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