| mecca definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | muhammad's birthplace | 38 sets |
| 2 | the holiest city of islam; muhammad's birthplace | 28 sets |
| 3 | islamic holy city in present-day saudi arabia | 21 sets |
| 4 | city in western arabia; birthplace of the prophet muhammad, and ritual center of the islamic religion. (p. 230) | 18 sets |
| 5 | a place that attracts many visitors | 15 sets |
| 6 | an arabian trading center & muhammad's birthplace | 8 sets |
| 7 | a prosperous trading city/ where muhammad was born | 7 sets |
| 8 | holy city of islam | 7 sets |
| 9 | the holy city of islam | 6 sets |
| 10 | a city in western saudi arabia; birthplace of the prophet muhammad and most holy city for islamic people | 6 sets |
| 11 | an arabian trading center and muhammad's birthplace | 6 sets |
| 12 | holy city | 5 sets |
| 13 | city in western arabia; birthplace of the prophet muhammad, and ritual center of the islamic religion. | 4 sets |
| 14 | holiest city of islam | 4 sets |
| 15 | a city of western saudi arabia near the coast of the red sea. the birthplace of muhammad, it is the holiest city of islam and a pilgrimage site for all devout believers of the faith. | 4 sets |
| 16 | muhammad's birth place | 3 sets |
| 17 | city in saudi arabia | 3 sets |
| 18 | a sacred city | 3 sets |
| 19 | an arabian trading center & muhammad’s birthplace | 3 sets |
| 20 | where was muhammad born? | 3 sets |
| 21 | te holiest city of islam located in saudi arabia-priviloges to fulfill islamic religious duty | 3 sets |
| 22 | joint capital (with riyadh) of saudi arabia | 3 sets |
| 23 | important religious center and a trading center (muhammad was born) | 3 sets |
| 24 | islam holy city | 3 sets |
| 25 | the birthplace of muhammad | 3 sets |
| 26 | the holiest of cities of islam; located in saudi arabia | 3 sets |
| 27 | birthplace of muhammad | 3 sets |
| 28 | saudi arabia | 3 sets |
| 29 | muhammads birthplace | 2 sets |
| 30 | spiritual center of islam | 2 sets |
| 31 | city captured by muhammad that became the center of islam | 2 sets |
| 32 | the hearth and spiritual center of islam is at | 2 sets |
| 33 | islam's holiest city | 2 sets |
| 34 | the center of the islam religion. it is where muhammad was born, married, and discovered the islamic faith around 610 ad. muhammad tried to spread islam all through mecca but he was told to leave. this was because mecca was a place many polytheistic people made pilgrimages to worship there and they didn't want mecca to stop being the center when people followed muhammad and became monotheistic. when muhammad returned to mecca he broke all their idols and conquered them into the religion of islam. mecca had now become the center of islam. when modern muslims pray they must face the direction of mecca. according the five pillars, all able muslims must make at least one pilgrimage to mecca in their lifetime. | 2 sets |
| 35 | muhammad was born here | 2 sets |
| 36 | the holiest city of islam; muhammad's birthplace; muslims face this city in their daily prayers | 2 sets |
| 37 | where is the birthplace of muhammad? | 2 sets |
| 38 | where muhammad was born | 2 sets |
| 39 | holiest city in islam (modern day saudi arabia). | 2 sets |
| 40 | islam's holy city | 2 sets |