Timbuktu

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /tɪm.bÊŒkˈtuː/

Alternative forms

• Timbuctoo, Timbouctou, Timbuctu, Timbuktoo

Origin

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Full definition of Timbuktu

Proper noun

1. A city in central Mali.
2. Any proverbially distant or remote place.You can try every shop from here to Timbuktu, but you won't find another one like this.
• 1970. The Aristocats (film):Now, my little pesky pets, you're going to travel first-class in your own private compartment all the way to Timbuktu. And this time, you'll never come back.