Timorese

[tee-maw-reez, -rees]

adjective

of or relating to Timor.

noun, plural Ti·mo·rese.

a native or inhabitant of Timor.

Origin of Timorese

Timor + -ese

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Examples from the Web for timorese

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 Earth
Christopher Dickey
October 30, 2014

Historical Examples of timorese

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

adjective

of or relating to Timor or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Timor

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