New York is a mecca for young artists. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A mecca is a place that attracts people: Hollywood is a mecca for would-be actors and actresses. From Wordnik.com. [Mecca] Reference
This is why sometimes the word mecca is written becca. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: ARABIC ETYMOLOGY II.] Reference
Manzanillo, Mexico's biggest western port and tourist mecca, is less than an hour's drive away. From Wordnik.com. [Colima: City of the Palms] Reference
Nearly half of its sales at its flagship store in Akihabara, Japan's electronics mecca, is to Chinese tourists. From Wordnik.com. [Golf Deal Part of Growing Chinese Links to Japan Inc.] Reference
The French Laundry, aka mecca for foodies, is there. From Wordnik.com. [Weddingbee] Reference
Galveston County was known as a mecca for illegal gambling. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
Big John obviously doesn’t even have a clue where mecca is does he?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bolton: Either Iran Gets Nukes Or ‘Israel Or Somebody Else Uses Military Force To Stop It’] Reference
San Francisco should have had one long before this, given that it's known as a mecca for. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Morgantown is better known as a mecca for college students than as a haven for hunters. From Wordnik.com. [The Charleston Gazette -] Reference
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, is known as a mecca for conservatives nationwide. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
China has become a "mecca" for businesses all over the world, says Gutierrez, 47. From Wordnik.com. [10 Big Thinkers for Big Business] Reference
Anyhow, the Blacksburg as tech mecca is a myth. From Wordnik.com. [Wireless Hotspot Open Now at Jeff. Mad. Library at cvillenews.com] Reference
This pub has a fantastic reputation for its lively atmosphere, great food and beers and is a "mecca" for the horse racing set. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Guelph's Wellington Brewery, and particularly influenced by similar operations around Portland -- what he calls a "mecca" for microbrews. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Robson] Reference
If your child has special needs, this park is your mecca. From Wordnik.com. [Design: Serious Fun] Reference
Ok, it's true: Ibiza is a global party mecca for 20-year-oldravers. From Wordnik.com. [Grown-Up Friendly] Reference
The LHC has transformed Geneva into something of a scientific mecca. From Wordnik.com. [Land Of Big Science] Reference
Ok, it's true: Ibiza is a global party mecca for 20-year-old ravers. From Wordnik.com. [Travel: Grown-Up Friendly] Reference
The museum is, as Buruma wrote, "" the mecca of Japanese victimhood. ''. From Wordnik.com. [The Innocents Of Wwii?] Reference
DESPITE U.N. TRADE SANCTIONS, BAGHDAD IS becoming a shopping mecca for luxury goods. From Wordnik.com. [For A Rich Few, Luxury] Reference
And could it really be the new international-contemporary-art mecca, as some people claim?. From Wordnik.com. [Santa Fe Raises Its Sites] Reference
The mud-wrestling pit at Babes R 'Us represents their mecca; frog baseball, their idea of sport. From Wordnik.com. [Mtv: A Salute To America's Most Wasted] Reference
All were conceived by Americans toiling in southern California, the new mecca for automotive design. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit By The Beach] Reference
Even in London's menswear mecca, Savile Row, tailors are inching open their doors to female customers. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Life] Reference
THE DREARY ITALIAN CITY OF Ancona is no tourist mecca, but foreign traffic at the airport is suddenly heavy. From Wordnik.com. [Free Trade] Reference
But while outsiders saw it solely as a shopping mart, Japan's own-people like Hiro Honda-found it a different kind of mecca. From Wordnik.com. [Random Access Online: The King Of Akihabara] Reference
Vermont's Mad River Glen (madriverglen. com), considered the tree-skiing "mecca of the East," also has runs for all skill levels. From Wordnik.com. [Travel: Splendor In The Trees] Reference
What he has yet to realize is that his 40 years in India have transformed Dharmsala itself into a mecca for seekers of every sort. From Wordnik.com. [A Lama To The Globe] Reference
At the same time, the freedoms driving its renaissance have made Taipei a cultural mecca for artists in the Chinese-speaking world. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth Of A New Taipei] Reference
MR. - Low humidity, cool nights and 250 days of sunshine a year make the Aspen of the high desert a golfing, skiing and hiking mecca. From Wordnik.com. [Seattle Reigns] Reference
She admits she was "" a little apprehensive '' but wanted to know why so many acquaintances were referring to it as "" black mecca. ''. From Wordnik.com. [South Toward Home] Reference
For most Americans, Huntsville never showed up on their radar screens; certainly, Alabama was not often thought of as a high-tech mecca. From Wordnik.com. [The Saga Of 'Rocket City'] Reference
Mexico City is a mecca of espionage; Cubans, Russians and Americans circle each other in the cafes, trying to double each other's agents. From Wordnik.com. [Deadly Mole] Reference
Even if you're a first-timer, the best place to learn is France's Chamonix-Argentiere (www. chamonix.com), the mecca of off-piste skiing. From Wordnik.com. [Tip Sheet] Reference
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