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Timorese

[ tee-maw-reez, -rees ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Timor.


noun

, plural Ti·mo·rese.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Timor.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Timorese1

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Example Sentences

But, still, week after week, Addison lived in a Dili hostel waiting for the rusty wheels of Timorese justice to set her free.

The Timorese are generally great thieves, but are not bloodthirsty.

In their excitable disposition, loud voices, and fearless demeanour, the Timorese closely resemble the people of New Guinea.

The Timorese of the interior are dusky brown or blackish, with bushy frizzled hair, and the long Papuan nose.

The people are like the Timorese with frizzly or wavy hair and of a coppery brown colour.

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TimorTimor-Leste