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PRONUNCIATION OF TOMBOUCTOU

Tombouctou  [tɔ̃buktu] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOMBOUCTOU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tombouctou is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOMBOUCTOU

Tombaugh

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOMBOUCTOU

after you
Baotou
fou
good on you
Guangzhou
lou
manitou
not with you
ou
pistou
Poitou
see you
Shantou
sou
tatou
tena koutou
thank you
thank-you
what have you
you

Synonyms and antonyms of Tombouctou in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tombouctou» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOMBOUCTOU

Find out the translation of Tombouctou to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tombouctou from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tombouctou» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通布图
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tombouctou
570 millions of speakers

English

Tombouctou
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tombouctou
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تمبكتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tombouctou
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tombouctou
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কায়েস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tombouctou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tombouctou
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Timbuktu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トンブクツー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

톰 부토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tombouctou
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tombouctou
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉम्बॉक्टौ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tombouctou
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tombouctou
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Timbuktu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tombouctou
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tombouctou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τιμπουκτού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Timbuktu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tombouctou
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tombouctou
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tombouctou

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMBOUCTOU»

The term «Tombouctou» is regularly used and occupies the 80.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMBOUCTOU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Tombouctou» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Tombouctou» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tombouctou

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMBOUCTOU»

Discover the use of Tombouctou in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tombouctou and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Historic Cities of the Islamic World
Tombouctou au milieu du XVIIIe siècle d'après la chronique de MawlÊy al-QÊsim b. MawlÊy SulaymÊn, Paris 1982; account of al-ÆÊjj {Abd al-SalÊm al- ShabaynÒ, in J.G.Jackson, An account of Timbuctoo and Housa, London 1820; The ...
Clifford Edmund Bosworth, 2007
2
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
There are, in the interior of Africa, two rivers, which both have the name of Nile; the one passes Cairo and Alexandria, the other takes its direction to Tombouctou. ' " These two rivers issue from a lake in the mountains of the Moon (Djebel ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1817
3
Encyclopedia of Africa
Tombouctou has a variety of resident artisans, including weavers, potters, leatherworkers, and smiths. Most ofthe townÕs permanent residents are merchants and traders. Salt brought by camel caravan from salt mines at Taodeni 375 miles to ...
Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, 2010
4
Exploring the Middle Ages
Rich from Trade Mansa Musa's pilgrimage route included a stop at the trading center of Tombouctou, where he founded a mosque. Tombouctou became the capital of the Mali Empire in 1336. Arab and Jewish merchants traded salt and ...
‎2006
5
A Political Chronology of Africa
1468: The Tuareg were expelled from Tombouctou and it became a part of the Songhai Empire under Sonni Ali. 1470–71: Muslim scholars fled to Takidda west of the Air massif to escape persecution by the Songhai. 1473: Sonni Ali caputured ...
David Lea, Annamarie Rowe, 2001
6
Political Chronology of Africa
1468: The Tuareg were expelled from Tombouctou and it became a part of the Songhai Empire under Sonni Ali. 1470–71: Muslim scholars fled to Takidda west of the Air massif to escape persecution by the Songhai. 1473: Sonni Ali caputured ...
Europa Publications,, 2003
7
Terra 2008: The 10th International Conference on the Study ...
D'une partie à l'autre du Sahara, par exemple à Ouargla (Algérie) et à Tombouctou, les minarets gardent le même style particulier qui marque l' architecture soudanaise. Le rapprochement avec l'ancienne mosquée de Oujla en Libye est très ...
Leslie Rainer, Angelyn Bass Rivera, David Gandreau, 2011
8
The Tombouctou Waltz
The story is true to life, contemporary and rich in details. A testimonial to our fast-paced modern way of life showing two opposing sides of the global village, really close but very different.
Ed A Salama, 2007
9
Articles on Tombouctou Region, Including: Timbuktu, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
10
The Monthly Review
t' There are, in the interior of Africa, two rivers, which both have the name of Nile; the one passes Cairo and Alexandria, the other takes its direction to Tombouctou. ' " These two rivers issue from a lake in the mountains of the Moon (Djebel ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1817

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMBOUCTOU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tombouctou is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mali : huit mausolées de Tombouctou détruits par les djihadistes ont …
A l'époque, les combattants djihadistes avaient justifié leur entreprise de destruction en expliquant que ces mausolées relevaient à leurs yeux de l'idolâtrie. «Le Monde, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Inna Modja – Tombouctou
Malian-French soul pop singer Inna Modja shares the music video for “Tombouctou,” her latest single off the upcoming Motel Bamako album. The visuals, shot in ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»
3
Au Mali, six casques bleus burkinabés tués dans la région de …
... cet articleImprimer; Lire sur le readerMode zen. Une patrouille de soldats de l'ONU à Kouroume, non loin de Tombouctou, le 13 mai 2015. (Photo Stringer. «Libération, Jul 15»
4
Nouvelle attaque meurtrière contre l'armée malienne près de …
media Des soldats français de l'opération Hydra patrouillent le long du fleuve Niger, entre Tombouctou et Gao, en novembre 2013, là où les attaques visant la ... «RFI, May 15»
5
Mali: Ménaka – Djebock – Tombouctou – Goundam – Léré : Jusqu …
Dans les localités de Ménaka, Djebock, Tombouctou, Goundam et Léré, la tension monte. Et le risque d'embrasement de tout le septentrion est présent. «Mali Actu, Apr 15»
6
Mali: l'Unesco restaure les mausolées de Tombouctou
C'est au pied du mur qu'on reconnaît le maçon et dans ce cimetière de Tombouctou, il travaille d'arrache-pied. En un temps plutôt record, deux des mausolées ... «RFI, Apr 15»
7
Mali: Aqmi accentue la pression dans la région de Tombouctou
Un civil malien a été tué et décapité il y a quelques jours dans la région de Tombouctou dans le nord-ouest du pays. Il était accusé par ses assassins d'être un ... «RFI, Mar 15»
8
Mali : les manuscrits de Tombouctou se meurent à Bamako, prévient …
Conservés à Bamako depuis la prise de Tombouctou par les islamistes d'Aqmi en août 2012, près de 300 000 manuscrits inestimables sont aujourd'hui ... «Jeune Afrique, Feb 15»
9
Timbuktu : un tournant dans l'histoire de Tombouctou
Natif de Tombouctou, cet historien est aujourd'hui en charge de la réhabilitation du patrimoine de la ville, au sein du ministère malien de la Culture. Il n'existe ... «Le Figaro, Dec 14»
10
Mali: libération critiquée du chef du tribunal islamique de Tombouctou
Ce membre d'Ansar Dine était le juge islamiste de Tombouctou, au moment où le nord du Mali était occupé par les groupes jihadistes, avant l'intervention ... «RFI, Aug 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tombouctou [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tombouctou>. Apr 2024 ».
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