destination

[ des-tuh-ney-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent: Her destination was Rome.

  2. the purpose for which something is destined.

adjective
  1. noting an attraction or event that people are willing to travel a long distance to get to, either because it is very good or distinctive or because it is located in a popular and interesting place: destination restaurants and resorts;a destination wedding in the Caribbean.

Origin of destination

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin dēstinātiōn-, stem of dēstinātiō “establishment, purpose,” from dēstināt(us) “established” (past participle of dēstināre “to determine, establish”; see destine) + -iō -ion

Other words from destination

  • mul·ti·des·ti·na·tion, adjective

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How to use destination in a sentence

  • About half of the vacationers are usually passing through Virginia on the way to or from specific destinations outside the state.

  • Some of the trains had already been abandoned, and the others were moving along to the agreed-upon destinations.

    The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
  • I wondered where they were all going, and made up destinations for them.

    We Ten | Lyda Farrington Kraus
  • They were taken through the streets in lorries and in furniture vans at the dead of night and shipped for unknown destinations.

    The Evolution of Sinn Fein | Robert Mitchell Henry
  • This agent met trains and directed migrants to destinations when they had addresses of relatives and friends.

British Dictionary definitions for destination

destination

/ (ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the predetermined end of a journey or voyage

  2. the ultimate end or purpose for which something is created or a person is destined

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