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1.
Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia, which is the holiest city in Islam because the Prophet Mohammed was born there. All Muslims face towards Mecca when they pray.
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2.
If you describe a place as a ~ or Mecca for a particular thing or activity, you mean that many people who are interested in it go there.
Thailand has become the tourist ~ of Asia.
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