Timor

American  

[tee-mawr, tee-mawr] / ˈti mɔr, tiˈmɔr /

noun

1. 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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Timor British  

/ ˈtiːmɔː, ˈtaɪ- /

noun

1. 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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Lin Xiaofan, a China-born tech entrepreneur who said he was a longtime friend of Sui, said he owned the Timor resort company together with other business partners, although his name isn’t on the corporate registration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

On June 17, a company called AB Digital Technology Resort was registered in East Timor to develop the resort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

The other is a southern route that carried early seafarers more directly to Australia via Timor or nearby islands.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

East Timor, also known by its Portuguese name Timor-Leste, is the youngest country in the region, having gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 after 24 years of occupation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

For example, the decorated Ta-p’en-k’eng pottery on Taiwan gave way to undecorated plain or red pottery, which has also been found at sites in the Philippines and on the Indonesian islands of Celebes and Timor.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond