Timbuktu

[ tim-buhk-too, tim-buhk-too ]

noun

1. a town in central Mali, W Africa, near the Niger River. French Tombouctou.
2. any faraway place.

Timbuktu

/ ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː /

noun

1. a town in central Mali, on the River Niger: terminus of a trans-Saharan caravan route; a great Muslim centre (14th–16th centuries). Pop: 31 973 (1998) French nameTombouctou
2. any distant or outlandish place

   from here to Timbuktu

Timbuktu

¹

1. A remote town in western Africa . Figuratively, it is a faraway and unknown place.

Timbuktu

²

1. City in central Mali , in western Africa , near the Niger River.

Notes

By the fourteenth century, it was famous for its gold trade.

Example Sentences

Another Islamist militant leader who destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu was sentenced to nine years in jail in 2016.

From BBC

The country has been deep in crisis since at least late 2011, when northern ethnic Tuareg separatists and radical Islamist factions allied to them, took over Timbuktu, Gao and other towns across the north.

From BBC

Emboldened by the chaos, Islamist groups began seizing urban centers like the ancient desert city of Timbuktu.

From New York Times

“I could get off a plane in Timbuktu and score a bag of crack,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

It operates “in a world … where you need to be strong in one bloc and united in solidarity,” said Babacar Ndiaye, senior fellow with the Senegal-based Timbuktu Institute for Peace Studies.

From Seattle Times