Timorese
adjective
of or relating to Timor.
Timorese
American
[tee-maw-reez, -rees]
/ ˌti mɔˈriz, -ˈris /
adjective
noun
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Timorese
plural
timorese
British
/ ˌtiːmɔːˈriːz /
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Timorese
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said in an emotional speech that joining Asean was "a dream realised" for East Timorese, as clips of the East Timor delegation crying and thanking Asean attendees went viral online.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
When Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese colony in 1975, only around 20% of East Timorese people were Catholic.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
The Timorese Bishops’ Conference said it would work with any possible judicial investigation arising from the allegations.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The Norwegian Nobel committee cited Belo's courage in helping shed light on a 1991 massacre of East Timorese by Indonesian military.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
The people are like the Timorese with frizzly or wavy hair and of a coppery brown colour.
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 Alfred Russel Wallace
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