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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEASTThe Timorese are generally great thieves, but are not bloodthirsty.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell WallaceThe Timorese of the interior are dusky brown or blackish, with bushy frizzled hair, and the long Papuan nose.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell WallaceThe 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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