DESTINATION


Meaning of DESTINATION in English

/ ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun , adjective

■ noun

a place to which sb/sth is going or being sent :

popular holiday destinations like the Bahamas

to arrive at / reach your destination

Our luggage was checked all the way through to our final destination .

■ adjective

destination hotel / store / restaurant, etc. a hotel, store, etc. that people will make a special trip to visit

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin destinatio(n-) , from destinare make firm, establish. The original sense was the action of intending someone or something for a purpose , later being destined for a place , hence (from the early 19th cent.) the place itself.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.