Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
A province of Saudi Arabia. · A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Kaaba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible. · A census-designated place in Riverside County, California. · A town in Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana.
From Arabic مَكَّة (makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.
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- Borrowed-form mentionمَكَّةar
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