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des·ti·na·tion
(dĕs′tə-nā′shən)n.
1. The place to which one is going or directed.
2. The ultimate purpose for which something is created or intended.
3. Archaic An act of appointing or setting aside for a specific purpose.
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destination
(ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən)n
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
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des•ti•na•tion
(ˌdɛs təˈneɪ ʃən)n.
1. the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent.
2. the purpose for which something is destined.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēstinātiō designation, purpose]
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Noun | 1. | destination - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" finish line, finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race |
2. | destination - the ultimate goal for which something is done | |
3. | destination - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location postal code, postcode, ZIP code, ZIP - a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" return address - the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered |
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destination
noun stop, station, haven, harbour, resting-place, terminus, journey's end, landing-place a popular holiday destination
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Translations
مَقْصَدمَكان مَقْصود
cíldestinacemísto určení
bestemmelsessteddestination
määränpää
odredište
rendeltetési hely
áfangastaîur
目的地
목적지
kelionės tikslaspaskirties vieta
galamērķis
miesto určenia
cilj
destination
จุดหมายปลายทาง
nơi đến
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
destination
n (of person) → Reiseziel nt; (of goods) → Bestimmungsort m; (fig, of person) → Bestimmung f; (of money) → Zweck m; port of destination → Bestimmungshafen m; to know one’s destination in life → seine Bestimmung kennen
destination
:destination drive
n (Comput) → Ziellaufwerk nt
destination file
n (Comput) → Zieldatei f
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destination
(destiˈneiʃən) noun the place to which someone or something is going. I think we've arrived at our destination at last.
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destination
→ مَقْصَد destinace destination Reiseziel προορισμός destino määränpää destination odredište destinazione 目的地 목적지 bestemming bestemmelsessted przeznaczenie destinação, destino назначение destination จุดหมายปลายทาง gidilecek yer nơi đến 目的地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009