Timorese

[ tee-maw-reez, -rees ]

/ ˌti mɔˈriz, -ˈris /

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adjective

of or relating to Timor.

noun, plural Ti·mo·rese.

a native or inhabitant of Timor.

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Origin of Timorese

Timor + -ese

Words nearby Timorese

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

How to use Timorese in a sentence

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 Earth|Christopher Dickey|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Timorese are generally great thieves, but are not bloodthirsty.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace
In their excitable disposition, loud voices, and fearless demeanour, the Timorese closely resemble the people of New Guinea.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace
The Timorese of the interior are dusky brown or blackish, with bushy frizzled hair, and the long Papuan nose.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

The people are like the Timorese with frizzly or wavy hair and of a coppery brown colour.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for Timorese

Timorese

/ (ˌtiːmɔːˈriːz) /

adjective

of or relating to Timor or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Timor

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