destination

See also: Destination

English

Etymology

From Latin dēstinātiō, from dēstinō (“to destine”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

destination (plural destinations)

1. (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
3. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

Usage notes

• Often used attributively to indicate desirability, as "a destination resort" (a resort that is a fine, desirable destination).
• Destination wedding - an advance planned wedding in a foreign country, usually at a high-end resort, where the couple, the wedding party and their guests stay for about a week.

Related terms

• destinate
• destine
• destiny

Translations

the act of destining or appointing

• Romanian: destinare (ro) f
• Russian: назначе́ние (ru) n (naznačénije)

• Spanish: destino (es) m
• Ukrainian: призна́чення (uk) (pryznáčennja)

purpose for which anything is destined

• Bulgarian: предназначе́ние (bg) n (prednaznačénie)
• Romanian: destinație (ro) f

• Russian: предназначе́ние (ru) n (prednaznačénije), назначе́ние (ru) n (naznačénije)
• Ukrainian: призна́чення (uk) (pryznáčennja)

the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent

• Bulgarian: местоназначе́ние (bg) n (mestonaznačénie)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 目的地 (zh) (mùdìdì)

• Czech: destinace (cs) f
• Dutch: bestemming (nl)
• Finnish: matkakohde, määränpää (fi)
• French: destination (fr) f, arrivée (fr) f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Reiseziel (de) n, Bestimmungsort (de) m
• Greek: προορισμός (el) m (proorismós) (proorismós)
• Hebrew: יעד‎ (he) m (ya'ad)
• Icelandic: áfangastaður (is) m
• Italian: destinazione f
• Japanese: 目的地 (もくてきち, mokutekichi)
• Khmer: គម្យស្ថាន (kômyôsthan)

• Korean: 목적지 (ko) (mokjeokji)
• Latin: fatum, fatum n, dēstinātiō f
• Lojban: se klama, selklama
• Mongolian: зорьсон газар (mn) (zorʹson gazar)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: destinasjon m

  Nynorsk: destinasjon m

• Portuguese: destino (pt) m
• Romanian: destinație (ro) f
• Russian: ме́сто назначе́ния n (mésto naznačénija), пункт назначе́ния m (punkt naznačénija)
• Spanish: destino (es) m
• Swedish: mål (sv) n, destination (sv) c
• Telugu: గమ్యస్థానం (gamyasthānaṃ)
• Turkish: varanak
• Ukrainian: призна́чення (uk) (pryznáčennja)

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

destination f (plural destinations)

1. destination

Further reading

• “destination” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).