KAABA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Kaaba mean? 

• KAABA (noun)
  The noun KAABA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KAABA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAABA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Caaba; Kaaba

Instance hypernyms:

shrine (a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person)

Domain category:

Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)

Holonyms ("Kaaba" is a part of...):

Mecca (joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam)