East Timorese
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The child has connections to the East Timorese community in Dungannon.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2024
When Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975, only around 20% of East Timorese people were Catholic.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
He spent decades as the exiled spokesperson for East Timorese guerrilla fighters when the country was fighting against the Indonesian occupation, a struggle for which he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1996.
From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2022
The East Timorese voted for independence from a brutal occupation by neighbouring Indonesia in a 1999 U.N.-supervised referendum, and the country was officially recognised by the United Nations in 2002, making it Asia's youngest democracy.
From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2022
Oil and gas revenue accounts for 90% of East Timorese government spending.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
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