Timbuktu in northern Mali, on the edge of the Sahara desert has had a long-lasting scholastic contribution to Islamic and world civilization. (Timbuktu is assumed to have had one of the first universities in the world, with 25,000 students back in the 1400s. Local scholars and collectors still boast an impressive collection of ancient Greek texts from that era.)
It was known to early European culture and gained the status of a fabled city at the far end of the world - in the middle of the Sahara desert (and almost impossible to get to!).
Thus the phrase "as far as Timbuktu" came to mean or indicate a place that is unimaginably far away, completely foreign, or unreachable - at the other end of the earth.
A place far away
The meaning of "a stone's throw away" is just that. However far you could throw a stone is the distance usually about 20-25 feet.
The phrase is: DOLCE FAR NIENTE
"far"The word tele means fartele is a Greek root meaning "far away, distant".Some examples of this root would be...televisiontelephonetelegraphtelephototelepathytelethontelegram
Far away
dayten thats what its is i want to make a shout out to my teachers professor chris and michelle
dayten thats what its is i want to make a shout out to my teachers professor chris and michelle
dayten thats what its is i want to make a shout out to my teachers professor chris and michelle
The phrase "as far away as Timbuktu" is used figuratively to indicate a very distant or remote location. Timbuktu is a city in Mali that is historically known for being a difficult and faraway place to reach.
The phrase "as far away as Timbuktu" is often used to denote a place that is extremely distant or remote. Timbuktu, a historical city in Mali, was once a significant center of trade and scholarship but is now perceived as isolated and difficult to reach. Thus, the phrase conveys a sense of being far removed from the familiar or known world, often used humorously or hyperbolically.
dayten thats what its is i want to make a shout out to my teachers professor chris and michelle
dayten thats what its is i want to make a shout out to my teachers professor chris and michelle
The phrase "as far away as Timbuktu" originates from the historical significance of Timbuktu, a city in Mali that was once a major center of trade and scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries. Due to its remote location in the Sahara Desert, it became synonymous with the idea of a distant, exotic place. Over time, the phrase has been used colloquially to emphasize something that is very far away or difficult to reach.
Timbuktu is approximately 4,000 miles away from your current location.
It is a city in West Africa but as a slang term it means a place far, far away.
That means they live in far away place
Timbuktu is a real place (see link). When used casually as in the question, it usually indicates that a place (or idea, etc.) is unimaginably far away, completely foreign, or unreachable. It means extremely far or a great distance [Edit by Dragongirl515: According to a popular etymology it`s name is made of tin-meaning "Place". And buktu- meaning an old woman who was entrusted with un-wanted belongines. When a traveler was asked where he left his belongins he would say "I left them at tin buktu." Meaning where the buktu lived. The two words ended up fusing into Timbuktu. Then were translated in the Berber languages: "Buqt" meaning "Far away" so tin-buqt means a place close to the end of the world. IE the Sahara desert. [end edit]