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East Timorese

UK/ˈiːst tɪ.məɹ.iːz/

East Timorese adjective: of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people.

Adjective

East Timorese (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people.

Noun

East Timorese (plural East Timorese)

  1. (in plural) A person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent.
    • According to press reports, on 1 January 1995, an ethnic riot took place at Baucau following an alleged killing of an East Timorese by an Indonesian immigrant. Some 200 youths reportedly burned a market, shops and houses[…]1997, Heike Krieger, Dietrich Rauschning, East Timor and the International Community: Basic Documents, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 216

Forms of East Timorese

pluralEast Timorese

Origin of East Timorese

From East Timor + -ese.

Questions about East Timorese

What does East Timorese mean?
East Timorese means of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people.
What part of speech is East Timorese?
East Timorese can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce East Timorese?
East Timorese is pronounced /ˈiːst tɪ.məɹ.iːz/ (UK).

Words near East Timorese in the dictionary

  1. East Templeton
  2. East Tennessee
  3. East Thetford
  4. East Tilbury
  5. East Timor
  6. East Timorese
  7. East Tisted
  8. East Tocharian
  9. East Troy
  10. East Tulare Villa
  11. East Turkestan

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