HyperDic: timbuktu

English > 1 sense of the word Timbuktu:
NOUNlocationTimbuktua city in central Mali near the Niger river
Timbuktu > pronunciation
Soundstih.mbahktuw'
RhymesBantu ... Vanuatu: 14 rhymes with tuw...
English > Timbuktu: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade.
Instance ofcity, metropolis, urban centerA large and densely populated urban area
Part ofMali, Republic of Mali, French SudanA landlocked republic in northwestern Africa
SpanishTimbuktu, Timbuktú, Tombouctou, Tombuctu, Tombuctú
CatalanTimbuctu, Timbuktu

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