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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

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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

The distance he fell equals the Makkah Clock Royal Tower in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's tallest buildings.

From BBC

Facing the mosque’s main entrance is the centerpiece, the monumental Makkah Royal Clock Tower, the fourth tallest building in the world.

From Seattle Times

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

Behind the bright billboards along the highway are a jumble of cranes, craters and piles of grey rubble in the ongoing construction of the $26 billion Masar Makkah development project.

From Seattle Times