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Makkah

American  
[mak-kuh, -kah] / ˈmæk kə, -kɑ /

noun

  1. a variant of Mecca.


Makkah British  
/ -kɑː, ˈmækə /

noun

  1. transliteration of the Arabic name for Mecca

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As builders toiled on a new multi-storey building on the main shopping street, Makkah Almukarramah Avenue, resident Habib Farah pointed out its big glass windows.

From Barron's Nov. 24, 2025

Other multi-billion-dollar projects of tower complexes, like Jabal Omar and Thakher Makkah, talk about “lively, all-inclusive communities” and “balanced spirituality.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 29, 2023

Kamahri Davis, 13, and Makkah Davis, 1, were found safe, D.C. police said, about 1:10 p.m.

From Washington Post Aug. 8, 2018

Qari Asim, chief imam of the Makkah mosque in Leeds, said: "Many refugees with close family members in the UK are risking their lives trying to escape deplorable conditions."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2016

The captive accepted most reluctantly, and as soon as he was again in Makkah, he kept his word.

From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne

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