TIMBUKTU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Timbuktu mean? 

• TIMBUKTU (noun)
  The noun TIMBUKTU has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TIMBUKTU used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIMBUKTU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Timbuktu" is a part of...):

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)