Mecca (disambiguation)

Mecca (disambiguation)

Mecca or Makkah most probably refers to:

  • Mecca (Makkah al-Mukarramah) in Saudi Arabia, the holiest site in Islam.
    • Makkah Province, the province surrounding that city.
    • Mecca, a place or goal around which an activity or interest is centred, derived from the Arabian city.[1]

Mecca is used in the names of the following:

Similar words

  • Mecha, piloted or remote-controlled vehicles in certain subgenres of science fiction.
  • MEChA, an organisation of Chicano students in the United States.
  • Meccano, a metal construction kit toy.
  • Mekka, one of the earlier aliases of DJ Jake Williams, best known as JX (currently Rex the Dog).

References

  1. ^ American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition 2000.

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