Kaaba


Kaa·ba

noun \ˈkä-bə\

Definition of KAABA

: a small stone building in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca that contains a sacred black stone and is the goal of Islamic pilgrimage and the point toward which Muslims turn in praying

Origin of KAABA

Arabic kaʽba, literally, cubic building
First Known Use: 1734

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