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Taiwan vs Timbuktu - What's the difference?

taiwan | timbuktu |

As proper nouns the difference between taiwan and timbuktu

is that taiwan is taiwan (east asian country) while timbuktu is a city in central mali.

taiwan

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun) (wikipedia Taiwan) (commonscat)
  • Common name for a country in East Asia. Official name: Republic of China, Its de facto capital is Taipei.
  • An island off the coast of mainland China, also known as Formosa since 16th century.
  • A claimed province of the People's Republic of China

    • Derived terms

    * Taiwanese

    Usage notes

    Taiwan'' and ''Taiwanese are both widely used as attributives, e.g. Taiwan/Taiwanese culture, the Taiwan/Taiwanese government, Taiwan/Taiwanese food, etc.

    See also

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    Anagrams

    * ----

    timbuktu

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Timbouctou * Timbuctoo * Timbuctu * Timbuktoo

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A city in central Mali.
  • Any proverbially distant or remote place.
    • You can try every shop from here to Timbuktu , but you won't find another one like this.