Timorese
adjective
of or relating to Timor.
Timorese
American
[tee-maw-reez, -rees]
/ ˌti mɔˈriz, -ˈris /
adjective
noun
timorese
British
/ ˌtiːmɔːˈriːz /
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Timorese
Example Sentences
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"It's just a shock to the whole community, the East Timorese community, but also it's disturbing for the whole community of Dungannon," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
Roy Setiawan, chair of the Timorese Association Inclusive Support, said the community was “heartbroken”.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
“I promise to carry out the tasks that the people have entrusted to me and to bring prosperity to the Timorese people through government programs,” Gusmao said at the swearing-in ceremony.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023
He spent decades as the exiled spokesperson for East Timorese guerrilla fighters when the country was fighting against the Indonesian occupation, a struggle for which he was awarded the Nobel prize in 1996.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2022
I have dwelt at some length upon the origin of the Timorese fauna because it appears to be a most interesting and instructive problem.
From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel
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