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How to pronounce mecca in American English

“mecca” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to mecca the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“mecca” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. his or her connection to Mecca.

    Dept of Justice

  2. community to a textile community to being a tourism mecca and a manufacturing hub.

    State Department

  3. as it is called, is a mecca for ground-breaking research across scientific disciplines.

    NSF

Words that sound like “mecca”

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