/ Dictionary / Index T Timbuktu: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Tim•buk•tu Pronunciation: (tim"buk-t', tim-buk't), [key] — n. a town in central Mali, W Africa, near the Niger River. 19,500. French, any faraway place. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: timbuktu (Thesaurus) timbrel time Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language