Timor
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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How to use Timor in a sentence
To get it renewed, she had to leave Indonesia, which meant crossing into Timor-Leste.
Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth | Christopher Dickey | October 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTimor is overjoyed at the malign trouble he and his friends have caused.
The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close Up | Tim Teeman | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTimor'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 | THE DAILY BEASTSteele'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 | THE DAILY BEASTIndochina, East Timor, the Shah, our brief covert support for the Khmer Rouge.
Timor, luctus, gaudium magnum, et aversio hanc impotentiam psychicam efficiunt.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThey 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 RougemontFirst, you'll want to know what happened over the Timor Sea after the shot.
Warning from the Stars | Ron CockingHunc gestant ulnis angeli,Ne lapis officiat pedi;Ne luce Timor occupet,Aut nocte pestis incubet.
The Saint's Tragedy | Charles KingsleyAlarming 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
/ (ˈtiːmɔː, ˈtaɪ-) /
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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