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Makkah

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

noun

  1. a variant of Mecca.


Makkah British  
/ ˈmækə, -kɑː /

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 ● Nov. 24, 2025

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 ● 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

As soon as she got to Makkah, she threw herself at Aminah's feet and burst out supplicating as she kissed them.

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

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