English Explanatory Dictionary

Timbuktu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in central Mali.
  2. Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Pronunciation

/tɪm.bʌkˈtuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Timbuktu.wav En-us-Timbuktu.oga

Word forms

Timbuktu Timbuctoo Timbouctou Timbuctu Timbuktoo

Etymology

Unclear. See Timbuktu § Toponymy.

Synonyms

Outer Mongolia Faroffistan
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