Associations to the word «Timbuktu»
Noun
- Tunisia
- Salt
- Heinrich
- Nile
- Famine
- Trader
- Outskirt
- Al
- Delta
- Learning
- Trade
- Warehouse
- Heritage
- Kurt
- European
- Scholarship
- Tourist
- Merchant
- Occupation
- Din
- Istanbul
- Ruler
- Tel
- Adams
- Pm
- Slave
- City
- Terrorism
- Terminus
- Gordon
- Chronicle
- Atlas
- Region
- Decline
- Egypt
- Traveller
- Route
- Coup
- Liberation
- Exploration
- Sultan
- West
- Modern
- Traveler
- Destruction
- Capture
- Guinea
- Jason
- Library
- Gold
- Wealth
- Reaching
- Visit
- Prize
- Jews
- French
- Jerusalem
- Century
- Friedrich
- River
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
TIMBUKTU, proper noun. A city in central Mali.
TIMBUKTU, proper noun. Any proverbially distant or remote place.
Dictionary definition
TIMBUKTU, noun. A city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.