"Makka" meaning in Swahili

See Makka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: Sw-ke-Makka.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مَكَّة (makka). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|مَكَّة}} Borrowed from Arabic مَكَّة (makka) Head templates: {{head|sw|proper noun}} Makka
  1. Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam) Categories (place): Cities in Saudi Arabia, Places in Saudi Arabia
    Sense id: en-Makka-sw-name-eyHWoE6Q Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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