Tombouctou

[ tawn-book-too ]

noun

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How to use Tombouctou in a sentence

  • And before he could answer she turned round, smiling, and said: "Petite Fille de Tombouctou."

    The Way of Ambition | Robert Hichens
  • Algiers affected her somewhat as the Petite Fille de Tombouctou had affected her, but much more powerfully.

    The Way of Ambition | Robert Hichens
  • To go there one takes the caravan route that the natives call the route to Tombouctou.

    The Garden Of Allah | Robert Hichens
  • No one would harm her were she to wander alone to Tombouctou.

    The Garden Of Allah | Robert Hichens
  • Let us ride out on the Tombouctou road and see the moon rise.

    The Garden Of Allah | Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for Tombouctou

Tombouctou

/ (tɔ̃buktu) /


noun
  1. the French name for Timbuktu

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