popular destination
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- For years, the West End remained a retreat for white urbanites fleeing urban congestion, and water played a key role in making the neighborhood a popular destination.
- the most popular destination
Examples
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The Manitou Incline has long been a popular destination for ambitious CC students, although it is technically illegal to hike.
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Like River View, Mount Calvary is unfenced and is a popular destination for walkers and joggers.
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The fact that we are at the most popular destination in the entire country and there is no one else here.
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To that end, adding popular destinations near the inner end of the line seems a good thing...
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One of the most popular destinations in the world has to be Dubai.
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So it's not really a popular destination here in Singapore, but Mongolia is quite a popular destination in Northern Asia.
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Meanwhile, you can get a taste of Miami by visiting its popular destinations and exuberant restaurants.
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With more than 350 days of sunshine per year, Tucson is one of the most popular destinations in the country.
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Utila is a popular destination in Honduras, known for its pristine clear waters and reef.
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By late morning or afternoon, this popular destination is often crowded with school groups.
Synonyms
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A place people visit because it is interesting or famous
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A place people visit because it is interesting or beautiful
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A popular place where many people go to have fun
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A place, show or event that people should not miss
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A place people visit for rest and fun
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A place with hotels and things to do where people go for holidays
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A well known place or building that many people recognize
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A place that many people like to visit
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A place or event that attracts many visitors
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A place people visit for holidays because of its attractions or natural beauty
A city that is famous and often visited by tourists
Antonyms
How Popular
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a well-known place that attracts many visitors' is directly and compositionally derived from 'popular' (well-liked) + 'destination' (place at journey's end). This combination follows a straightforward adjective + noun pattern found across languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Popular destination gives a clear picture: popular means liked by many people and destination means the place people go to, so imagine a map with lots of pins on the same town. That's why it means 'a well-known place that attracts many visitors'.