Timor

[ tee-mawr, tee-mawr ]

/ ˈti mɔr, tiˈmɔr /

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noun

the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, comprising East Timor on the E half and part of the Republic of Indonesia on the W half. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).

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Words nearby Timor

Timmins, Timocharis, timocracy, timolol maleate, Timon, Timor, Timorese, Timor-Leste, timorous, Timor pony, Timor Sea

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How to use Timor in a sentence

To get it renewed, she had to leave Indonesia, which meant crossing into Timor-Leste.
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Timor is overjoyed at the malign trouble he and his friends have caused.
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Timor's views are not seen as extreme in Russia, says Steele.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close Up|Tim Teeman|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Steele's film opens in the middle-class home in St Petersburg of a man named Timor.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close Up|Tim Teeman|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Indochina, East Timor, the Shah, our brief covert support for the Khmer Rouge.
Why Liberals Should Back Iraq Intervention|Michael Tomasky|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Timor, luctus, gaudium magnum, et aversio hanc impotentiam psychicam efficiunt.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
They told me they had come from the Dutch islands south of Timor, and promptly made me an offer that set my heart beating wildly.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont
First, you'll want to know what happened over the Timor Sea after the shot.
Warning from the Stars|Ron Cocking
Hunc gestant ulnis angeli,Ne lapis officiat pedi;Ne luce timor occupet,Aut nocte pestis incubet.
The Saint's Tragedy|Charles Kingsley
Alarming sounds were heard over the island of Timor, one thousand three hundred and fifty-one miles away from Krakatoa.
Time and Tide|Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball

British Dictionary definitions for Timor

Timor

/ (ˈtiːmɔː, ˈtaɪ-) /

noun

an island in the Malay Archipelago, the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands: the west was a Dutch possession (part of the Dutch East Indies) until 1949, when it became part of Indonesia: the east was held by Portugal until 1975, when it declared independence but was immediately invaded by Indonesia; East Timor finally became an independent state in 2002. Area: 30 775 sq km (11 883 sq miles)

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