Ibn Batuta Syllabification: (Ibn Ba·tu·ta)Pronunciation: /ˌibən bəˈto͞otə/Definition of Ibn Batuta (circa 1304–68), Arab explorer. From 1325 to 1354, he traveled through northern and western Africa, India, and China and wrote a vivid account of his journey in the Rihlah. Ibn Batuta in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Ibn Batuta in the British & World English dictionary