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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Timor

The wildfire haze has drifted into nearby Singapore, Malaysia, East Timor and even the Philippines, prompting periodic school closures and health warnings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Air pollution in part of Singapore hit the country's "very high" band on Wednesday, while East Timor shut schools, as haze from forest fires raging in Indonesia causes a regional crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Both men moved to Northern Ireland from East Timor when they were younger.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The two men were the controlling shareholder and the general manager of the resort AB was developing in the Southeast Asian island nation of East Timor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Most of those channels divided islands visible from each other, but Australia itself was always invisible from even the nearest Indonesian islands, Timor and Tanimbar.

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

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