Mec·ca (m?k??) A city of western Saudi Arabia near the coast of the Red Sea. The birthplace of Muhammad, it is the holiest city of Islam and a pilgrimage site for devout Muslims.Mec?can adj. & n.mec·ca (m?k??)n.1. a. A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest.b. A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire.2. A place visited by many people: a mecca for tourists.[After Mecca (from its being a place of pilgrimage).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Mecca (?m?k?) or Mekkan1. (Placename) a city in W Saudi Arabia, joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Mohammed; the holiest city of Islam, containing the Kaaba. Pop: 1 529 000 (2005 est). Arabic name: Makkah 2. (sometimes not capital) a place that attracts many visitors: Athens is a Mecca for tourists. Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Mec?ca (?m?k ?) n. 1. a city in W Saudi Arabia: birthplace of Muhammad; spiritual center of Islam. 550,000. 2. (often l.c.) a place that attracts many people with interests in common. Mec?can, adj., n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.