Tokio — meaning in English

English meaning

• Timbuktu name A historic city in Mali, once a major centre of trade and Islamic scholarship.
• Tokyo name The capital city and a prefecture of Japan.

Senses

Tokio is used for these senses in English:

• Timbuktu (figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.
• Tokyo A prefecture and capital city of Japan.
• Tuktoyaktuk (Canada, figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.

Timbuktu — full definition

1. name A historic city in Mali, once a major centre of trade and Islamic scholarship.
2. name Used figuratively for any extremely remote or hard-to-reach place.

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