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destination

UK/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

destination noun: the place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

Noun

destination (countable and uncountable, plural destinations)

  1. (countable) The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
    • arrive at your destination
  2. (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
  3. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
  4. A goal.
    • This plan will help us reach our destination, victory in the election this fall.

destination meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

destination in Hindi

the place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent
गंतव्य gantavya, मंज़िल manzil, ठिकाना ṭhikānā

destination in Tamil

செல்லுமிடம், சேரிடம், பயண இலக்கு, போய்ச் சேருமிடம், இலக்கிடம்

destination in Marathi

गंतव्यस्थान, गंतव्य

destination in Urdu

destination
منزل manzil
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destination in Bengali
মকসদ mokśod, গন্তব্যস্থল gontobbosthol
destination in Telugu
గమ్యస్థానం gamyasthānaṁ
destination in Malayalam
മുൻനിശ്ചയം, താൽപര്യം, ഉദ്ദിഷ്ടസ്ഥലം, പ്രാപ്യസ്ഥാനം
destination in Kannada
ತಲುಪುದಾಣ, ಗುರಿ, ಗಮ್ಯ, ಗಮ್ಯಸ್ಥಾನ
destination in Punjabi
ਮੰਜ਼ਿਲ manzil, ਟਿਕਾਣਾ ṭikāṇā
destination in Gujarati
ગંતવ્ય, ગંતવ્ય સ્થળ
destination in Odia
ଗନ୍ତବ୍ଯ଼ ସ୍ଥଳ, ଗନ୍ତବ୍ଯ଼ସ୍ଥଳ, ଗନ୍ତବ୍ଯ଼ ସ୍ଥାନ
destination in Nepali
गन्तव्य, गन्तव्य स्थल, गन्तव्यस्थल
destination in Arabic
وِجْهَة wijha, وُجْهَة wujha
destination in Indonesian
destinasi
destination in Thai
จุดหมาย jùt-mǎai, จุดหมายปลายทาง jùt-mǎai-bplaai-taang
destination in Vietnamese
điểm đến, đích, nơi gửi

Examples of destination in a sentence

  • This destination has increased in popularity after great reviews in the guide books.
  • After a long, arduous trek, we were overjoyed to catch sight of our destination at last.
  • Sun-drenched beaches are vacation destinations for sunbathers no matter where the beaches are.

All 40 example sentences with destination

Forms of destination

pluraldestinations

Plural of destination: destinations

Origin of destination

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

Words formed from destination

Phrases with destination

Words that rhyme with destination

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Questions about destination

What does destination mean?
Destination means the place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
What is destination in Hindi?
Destination in Hindi is गंतव्य (gantavya), मंज़िल (manzil), ठिकाना (ṭhikānā). See Destination meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is destination?
Destination is a noun.
How do you pronounce destination?
Destination is pronounced /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of destination?
The plural of destination is destinations.

Words near destination in the dictionary

  1. destinatary
  2. destinate
  3. destinated
  4. destinates
  5. destinating
  6. destination
  7. destination board
  8. destination boards
  9. destination fee
  10. destination fees
  11. destination wedding

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: destination (page history and authors); destination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); destination (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); منزل (Urdu) (page history and authors); destination (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); destination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਟਿਕਾਣਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); destination (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); destination (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); destination (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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