Timbuctu

Tim·buk·tu (t

k-t

, t

m-b

) or Tom·bouc·tou (t

k-t

)

A city of central Mali near the Niger River northeast of Bamako. Founded in the 11th century by the Tuareg, it became a major trading center (primarily for gold and salt) by the 14th century. Timbuktu was sacked in 1593 by invaders from Morocco and fell to the French in 1894. Population: 32,400.

Timbuktu [ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː]

1. (Placename) a town in central Mali, on the River Niger: terminus of a trans-Saharan caravan route; a great Muslim centre (14th-16th centuries). Pop.: 31 925 (latest est.) French name Tombouctou

2. any distant or outlandish place from here to Timbuktu

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Timbuktu - a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade

French Sudan, Mali, Republic of Mali - a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years

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Timbuktu [ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː] N → Timbuktú m
he could be in Timbuktu for all I know → podría estar en la conchinchina

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assign delegate depute designate French Sudan Mali Post Republic of Mali Tombouctou	Byline: Ken and Kenny MY BROTHER and I are driving from Birmingham to Timbuctu across the Sahara unaided and in a pounds 100 car in January to raise money for Acorns and NCYPE. Letter: Your Say - Charity drive; In association with POST OFFICE by Birmingham Mail (England) For example, through the rhythm of his language, he evokes the sound, the occasion, and the worldview of the people he is representing, as in his prelude to the opening poem sequence, "Libation": I Prelude Out of this bright sun, this white plaque of heaven, this leavening heat of the seven kingdoms: Songhai, Mali, Chad, Ghana, Timbuctu, Volta, and the bitter waste that was Benin, comes this shout comes this song. Fashioning a self in the contemporary world: notes toward a personal ... by Busia, Abena P.A. / African Arts You would think tomorrow's Standard Life Loch Lomond tournament was the Timbuctu Open instead of one of the best fields of the year. Spreadwise: Monty ready to star by the loch; Jimenez one to oppose in ... by Chapman, Jeremy / The Racing Post (London, England)	timber merchant timber rattlesnake timber right Timber scribe Timber sow timber tree timber wolf Timber worm Timber yard timber-framed timbered timberhead timbering timberland timberline Timberling timberman timberwork timberyard timbre timbrel Timbreled timbrology timbromania Timbuctoo Timbuctu Timbuktu Timburine time time and a half time and again time and frequency standard time and motion expert time and motion study time and time again Time ball Time bargain time being time bill time bomb Time book time capsule time charter time clock time code time constant time deposit time deposit account Time detector time difference time dilation	timbre timbre timbre Timbre (music) Timbre (music) Timbre (music) Timbre (music) Timbre Côté Vue timbrel timbrel Timbreled Timbreled timbrels timbrels Timbres Timbres Timbres Timbres Timbres, France Timbres, France Timbres, France Timbres, France timbrology timbromania Timbucktoo Timbucktoo Timbucktu Timbucktu Timbuctoo Timbuctoo Timbuctu Timbuk Tu Timbuk Tu Timbuktoo Timbuktoo Timbuktu Timbuktu Timburine TIMC Timcanpi Timcanpi Timcanpi Timcanpi tIMCD TIMCF Timchenko, Iosif Timchenko, Iosif Andreevich TIMCO TIMCU TIMD UN/EDIFACT TIMDAC time time time time time time time Time & Action Time & Attendance Time & Attendance Report

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French Sudan
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Byline: Ken and Kenny MY BROTHER and I are driving from Birmingham to Timbuctu across the Sahara unaided and in a pounds 100 car in January to raise money for Acorns and NCYPE.

Letter: Your Say - Charity drive; In association with POST OFFICE by Birmingham Mail (England)

For example, through the rhythm of his language, he evokes the sound, the occasion, and the worldview of the people he is representing, as in his prelude to the opening poem sequence, "Libation": I Prelude Out of this bright sun, this white plaque of heaven, this leavening heat of the seven kingdoms: Songhai, Mali, Chad, Ghana, Timbuctu, Volta, and the bitter waste that was Benin, comes this shout comes this song.

Fashioning a self in the contemporary world: notes toward a personal ... by Busia, Abena P.A. / African Arts

You would think tomorrow's Standard Life Loch Lomond tournament was the Timbuctu Open instead of one of the best fields of the year.

Spreadwise: Monty ready to star by the loch; Jimenez one to oppose in ... by Chapman, Jeremy / The Racing Post (London, England)

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