Mecca

/ˈmɛkə/name
Middle School
1

A province of Saudi Arabia.

2

A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.

3

A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.

4

A town in Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana.

5

An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Missouri.

6

A township and unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio.

7

A surname.

8

A unisex given name, mostly borne by women.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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Consonance

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