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- [tim-buhk-too, tim-buhk-too]
- /ˌtɪm bʌkˈtu, tɪmˈbʌk tu/
- /ˌtɪm.bək.ˈtuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tim-buhk-too, tim-buhk-too]
- /ˌtɪm bʌkˈtu, tɪmˈbʌk tu/
Definitions of timbuktu word
- noun timbuktu a town in central Mali, W Africa, near the Niger River. French Tombouctou. 1
- noun timbuktu any faraway place. 1
- noun timbuktu a town in central Mali, on the River Niger: terminus of a trans-Saharan caravan route; a great Muslim centre (14th–16th centuries). Pop: 35 600 (2009 est) 0
- noun timbuktu any distant or outlandish place 0
- abbreviation TIMBUKTU Tombouctou 0
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Parts of speech for Timbuktu
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timbuktu popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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