Timorese
[tee-maw-reez, -rees]
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adjective
of or relating to Timor.
noun, plural Ti·mo·rese.
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
Origin of Timorese
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Contemporary Examples of timorese
But, still, week after week, Addison lived in a Dili hostel waiting for the rusty wheels of Timorese justice to set her free.
Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the EarthChristopher Dickey
October 30, 2014
Historical Examples of timorese
The Timorese are generally great thieves, but are not bloodthirsty.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
In their excitable disposition, loud voices, and fearless demeanour, the Timorese closely resemble the people of New Guinea.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
The Timorese of the interior are dusky brown or blackish, with bushy frizzled hair, and the long Papuan nose.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
The people are like the Timorese with frizzly or wavy hair and of a coppery brown colour.
The Malay ArchipelagoAlfred Russell Wallace
Timorese
adjective
noun
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