Meaning of Timbuktu | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A city in central Mali.
2. Any proverbially distant or remote place.
   figuratively

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Examples

“You can try every shop from here to Timbuktu, but you won't find another one like this.”

“Now, my little pesky pets, you're going to travel first-class in your own private compartment all the way to Timbuktu. And this time, you'll never come back.”

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