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Noun: Timbuktu  ,tim-búk'too
  1. A city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: French Sudan, Mali, Republic of Mali

Encyclopedia: Timbuktu, Mali