Associations to the word «Timbuktu»

Wiktionary

TIMBUKTU, proper noun. A city in central Mali.
TIMBUKTU, proper noun. Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Dictionary definition

TIMBUKTU, noun. A city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras