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mecca

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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 magnetmecca 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。
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meccaCharleston 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 forFlorida is a mecca for students during spring break.
nMecca, 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, MedinaFrom Longman Business Dictionarymeccamec‧ca /ˈmekə/ noun [countable] a place that is very popular for a particular reason, attracting a lot of people to go theremecca forGeorgetown has become a mecca for jobseekers.The city is being promoted as a shopping mecca.
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mecca
mecca /ˈmekə/ noun [singular]
a place that many people want to visit for a particular reason
   SYN  magnet
    mecca for
    Florence is a mecca for students of Art History.


Mecca
Mecca , Makkah
a 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 ⇨ haj, Medina


MeccaBrE /ˈmekə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmekə/ 🔊 nouna city in Saudi Arabia that is the holiest city of Islam, being the place where the Prophet Muhammad was born 麦加(沙特阿拉伯城市,伊斯兰教圣地,先知穆罕默德出生地) (usually mecca) a place that many people like to visit, especially for a particular reason 热门地方The coast is a mecca for tourists. 这个海岸是旅游的热门景点。🔊🔊