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Kaaba

UK/ˈkɑːbə/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying

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Borrowed from Arabic كَعْبَة (kaʕba, “cube”).

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