Dili

American

[dil-ee] / ˈdɪl i /

Or Dilli,

noun

a city on NE Timor, the capital of East Timor.

Dili British

/ ˈdiːliː /

noun

the capital (from 2002) of independent East Timor: the former capital (until 1976) of Portuguese Timor. Pop: 50 000 (2005 est)

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In East Timor, unhealthy air pollution persisted on Saturday, including in the capital Dili, according to IQAir.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

"It felt like smoke from fires was covering all of Dili and the mountains," she said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Despite this, many returned to the streets, with one protester telling the BBC that they estimated a turn out of around 2,000 demonstrators in the capital Dili on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

They have travelled through Kazakhstan, China, Laos, Thailand and Indonesia, and are now in Dili, East Timor's capital, hoping to find a boat to cross the Timor Sea to Darwin, Australia.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023

On the 17th of November the anchor was let go at Dili.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by N. D'Anvers

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