destination

noun

des-ti-NAY-shuhn/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

Pluraldestinations

3 meanings of destination

1
nouncountable
The place where someone is going, or where something is sent.
Like the finish line at the end of a race.
Our vacation destination was a small beach town.
All the buses reach their final destinations by midnight.
Similargoal, target, terminus, endpoint
Oppositeorigin, source
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
The purpose or final use that something is meant for.
Like the goal a person is born to reach.
She believed that teaching was her true destination in life.
Some people think every life has a hidden destination.
Similarpurpose, destiny, end, goal, calling
3
nounarchaiccountable or uncountable
The act of setting something or someone apart for a purpose.
Like the moment when someone is picked for a special job.
The destination of the land to his heirs was settled by the king.
By the lord's destination, the boy was sent to train as a knight.
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Origin

From Latin dēstinō, meaning "to destine."