How to pronounce destination
American English pronunciation
des-tuh-NAY-shun
- IPA
- /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/
- Syllables
- des · tuh · NAY · shun (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What destination means
The place where a trip is meant to end
In a sentence: After a long drive, we finally reached our destination, a cabin by the lake.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "to set or fix" something ahead of time.
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