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Koepanger

Koepanger noun: a Timorese person.

Noun

Koepanger (plural Koepangers)

  1. A Timorese person.
    • Up above, the tender kept a sharp eye on the Koepanger paying out the air-pipe, while attending to the life-line himself and the management of the lugger.1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess
    • Pidginised forms of English were also in use between whites and the other ethnic groups employed in the pearling industry, including Malays, Japanese, and Koepangers […]2004, William McGregor, The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia

Adjective

Koepanger (not comparable)

  1. Timorese.
    • Upi, the Koepanger charm doctor, slept in the same room.1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess

Forms of Koepanger

pluralKoepangers

Origin of Koepanger

From Koepang + -er, from the older spelling of Kupang, a city in West Timor.

Questions about Koepanger

What does Koepanger mean?
Koepanger means a Timorese person.
What part of speech is Koepanger?
Koepanger can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Koepanger?
The plural of Koepanger is Koepangers.

Words near Koepanger in the dictionary

  1. Koenigsbergs
  2. koenimbidine
  3. koenimbine
  4. koenine
  5. koenoline
  6. Koepanger
  7. Koepangers
  8. Koepe
  9. Koepes
  10. Koepka
  11. Koepke

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