Meccanoun
uk/ˈmek.ə/us/ˈmek.ə/the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia
[ C usually singular ] a place to which many people are attracted:
His Indiana bookstore became a Mecca for writers and artists.
The plans would transform the park into a tourist Mecca.
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Islam
- caliphate
- fatwa
- hadj
- hajj
- halal
- Hegira
- jihad
- jihadi
- minaret
- Mohammedan
- mosque
- prayer mat
- purdah
- Ramadan
- salaam
- sharia
- Shiism
- the Qur'an
- veil
- yashmak
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