Used in a Sentence

timbuktu

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for timbuktu.

Editorial note

It might as well be in Timbuktu for the relevance it has to their experience.

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Quick take

A city in central Mali.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of timbuktu gathered in one view.

noun

A city in central Mali.

noun

(figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for timbuktu.

noun

A city in central Mali.

noun

(figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Example sentences

1

It might as well be in Timbuktu for the relevance it has to their experience.

2

Because one female had a problem in one CS department, she implies the same problem exists everywhere from Timbuktu to Helsinki?

3

In my Timbuktu bag, it doesn't really hurt my shoulder for about six hours.

4

It would seem doubtful that the rebels are planning on revitalizing the role that Timbuktu had in learning during the Mali empire.

5

Best, Steph ------- T160K Timbuktu Libraries in Exile Knowledge for Peace Initiative 731 Woodmont Beach Road South Des Moines, Washington 98198 USA Tel.

6

From the article, it appears to have been started by the mayor of Timbuktu --who apparently resided in a town 800 miles away.

7

Wikipedia claims that Timbuktu became a permanent settlement in the 12th century.

8

Great article; I've always been fascinated by Timbuktu and hope to visit it one day.

9

But what if you live in Timbuktu North Dakota?

10

After all, why does Markus in Timbuktu need to know you vacation in the hamptons every 6 months when you've got your Crackberry on you for the duration?

11

Even if say I am based in timbuktu, but allow for my ISO to be downloadede bye a resident of the state of california?

12

The key thing is that your phone's voice and data service is offloaded to Wifi when possible, so you can use your phone from Timbuktu if there's wireless there.

Quote examples

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It took me a good two paragraphs to realize I was not reading about any sort of software library by the name of "Timbuktu".

2

Your kids will be saying things like "I can't see self-driving cars driving me all the way to Timbuktu across land and sea." They'll be wrong too.

3

Presumably those files in the background are Timbuktu archives, but what the uninitiated visitor actually sees is foreign child with a sombre expression (which of course has plenty of other connotations in the eyes of a Westerner being asked to "contribute to change").

4

=GoogleLookup("Timbuktu", "country") returns "Mali" and =GoogleLookup("Seattle", "rainfall") returns "36 inches".

Proper noun examples

1

The mayor of Timbuktu, Hallé Ousmani Cissé, told The Guardian that all of Ahmed Baba’s texts had been lost.

2

They already destroyed tons on ancient buildings and relics in Timbuktu.

3

Then, in January, French forces closed in on Timbuktu.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use timbuktu in a sentence?

It might as well be in Timbuktu for the relevance it has to their experience.

What does timbuktu mean?

A city in central Mali.

What part of speech is timbuktu?

timbuktu is commonly used as noun.