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Oecusse

Oecusse proper noun: an exclave, municipality (formerly a district) and the only Special Administrative Region (SAR) of East Timor.

Proper noun

Oecusse

  1. An exclave, municipality (formerly a district) and the only Special Administrative Region (SAR) of East Timor.

Forms of Oecusse

alternative formOecussi

Origin of Oecusse

Borrowed from Portuguese Oe-Cusse. It is clear that the first element derives from Baikeno oe (“water”), but the origin of the second part is disputed. A common theory connects it with a type of traditional clay jar.

Questions about Oecusse

What does Oecusse mean?
Oecusse means an exclave, municipality (formerly a district) and the only Special Administrative Region (SAR) of East Timor.
What part of speech is Oecusse?
Oecusse is a proper noun.

Words near Oecusse in the dictionary

  1. oecumenical councils
  2. oecumenicalism
  3. oecumenicism
  4. oecumenicity
  5. oecus
  6. Oecusse
  7. Oecussi
  8. OED
  9. oedema
  10. oedemas
  11. oedemata

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