(n) (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, Syn.Caaba
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
‖n. [ Ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube. ] The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Muslims must pray. [ Written also kaaba. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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 Muslim world. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Tupi caa-tinga white forest. ] (Phytogeography) A forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes, found in areas of small rainfall in Brazil. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[Zhōng guó Yóu yì jī Yóu lè yuán Xié huì, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧ ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ, 中国游艺机游乐园协会 / 中國遊藝機遊樂園協會] China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA) [Add to Longdo]
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