Mekka
[mek-uh]
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noun
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The taking of Mekka was soon followed by the adhesion of all Arabia.
Selections From The Kur-anEdward William Lane
His women said that he had contrived to escape, and had taken refuge in Asia, or at Mekka.
The Moors in SpainStanley Lane-Poole
The cube-like building in the centre of the mosque at Mekka, which contains the sacred black stone.
Then followed, almost immediately, the sarcastic exile of these men to Mekka: then, a thorough inquiry into the department.
Rulers of India: AkbarGeorge Bruce Malleson
Mekka was a great home of music and poetry, and this characteristic lasted into Muslim times.
Selections From The Kur-anEdward William Lane
Mekka
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