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Kaaba
(kä′bə, kä′ə bə)
noun
the sacred Muslim shrine at Mecca, toward which believers turn when praying: it contains a black stone venerated as holy
Origin: Ar kaʿba, lit., square building < kaʿb, a cube
See Kaaba in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A Muslim shrine in Mecca toward which the faithful turn to pray.
Origin:
Origin: Arabic ka‘ba, cube, cubic structure
Origin: , from ka‘aba, to swell, be full (said of breasts); see kעb in Semitic roots
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