Tombouctou

[ tawn-book-too ]
/ tɔ̃ bukˈtu /

noun

Timbuktu.

Example sentences from the Web for tombouctou

  • To go there one takes the caravan route that the natives call the route to Tombouctou.

    The Garden Of Allah |Robert Hichens

  • And before he could answer she turned round, smiling, and said: "Petite Fille de Tombouctou."

    The Way of Ambition |Robert Hichens

  • Let us ride out on the Tombouctou road and see the moon rise.

    The Garden Of Allah |Robert Hichens

  • No one would harm her were she to wander alone to Tombouctou.

    The Garden Of Allah |Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for tombouctou

Tombouctou
/ (tɔ̃buktu) /

noun

the French name for Timbuktu