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What's The Definition Of Caaba?Synonyms | Synonyms for Caaba: Related Terms | Find terms related to Caaba: See Also | Caaba In Webster's Dictionary \Ca*a"ba\ (k[.a]*[=a]"b[.a]), n. [Ar. ka'bah, lit., a
square building, fr. ka'b cube.]
The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all
Mohammedans must pray. [Written also {kaaba}.]
Note: The Caaba is situated in Mecca, a city of Arabia, and
contains a famous black stone said to have been brought
from heaven. Before the time of Mohammed, the Caaba was
an idolatrous temple, but it has since been the chief
sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the Mohammedan
world.
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