Timbuktu

Tim·buk·tu  (tmbk-t, tm-bkt) or Tom·bouc·tou (tbk-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.

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Timbuktu [ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː]

n

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

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