English Dictionary

Definition of “destination

destination (ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃənPronunciation for destination

Definitions

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

Translations

  • British English: destination Pronunciation for destination Your destination is the place you are going to.His preferred holiday destination is Hawaii.ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən NOUN His preferred holiday destination is Hawaii.
  • Spanish: destino Pronunciation for destino nm
  • French: destination Pronunciation for destination nf
  • German: Reiseziel Pronunciation for Reiseziel nnt
  • Chinese: 目的地Pronunciation for 目的地 n
  • Arabic: مَقْصَدPronunciation for مَقْصَد n
  • Portuguese: destinoPronunciation for destino nm
  • Russian: назначениеPronunciation for назначение nnt
  • Croatian: odredištePronunciation for odredište nnt
  • Czech: destinacePronunciation for destinace nf
  • Danish: destinationPronunciation for destination nutr
  • Dutch: bestemmingPronunciation for bestemming nf
  • Finnish: määränpääPronunciation for määränpää n
  • Greek: προορισμόςPronunciation for προορισμός nm
  • Italian: destinazionePronunciation for destinazione nf
  • Japanese: 目的地Pronunciation for 目的地 n
  • Korean: 목적지Pronunciation for 목적지 n
  • Norwegian: bestemmelsesstedPronunciation for bestemmelsessted nnt
  • Polish: przeznaczeniePronunciation for przeznaczenie nnt
  • Brazilian Portuguese: destinaçãoPronunciation for destinação nf
  • European Spanish: destino Pronunciation for destino nm
  • Swedish: destinationPronunciation for destination nutr
  • Thai: จุดหมายปลายทางPronunciation for จุดหมายปลายทาง n
  • Turkish: gidilecek yerPronunciation for gidilecek yer n
  • Vietnamese: nơi đếnPronunciation for nơi đến n

Usage examples

  • Their final destination turned out to be a small Catholic church in Greenwich Village.
    MacNeill, Alastair, Code Breaker (1993)
  • At the end of the year, all eyes are on Mars - the destination of four different spacecraft carrying three landers.
    New Scientist (2003)
  • At a time when many actors see Hollywood as their final destination , for Canadian playwrights there really is no place like home.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • It has only one significant market position where it is a destination store, which is childrenswear.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • The concept that heaven can be a temporary haven, almost a holiday destination , goes against every other Christian tenet.
    Peter Stanford, HEAVEN: A Traveller's Guide to the Undiscovered Country (2002)

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