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UNTAET

[ju ɛn ti ɛj ɪ ˈtiː]

UNTAET proper noun: the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in East Timor from 1999 until 2002 formed following the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum.

Proper noun

UNTAET

  1. The United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in East Timor from 1999 until 2002 formed following the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum.

Origin of UNTAET

Initialism from the first five letters of "United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor".

Questions about UNTAET

What does UNTAET mean?
UNTAET means the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor, a United Nations peacekeeping operation in East Timor from 1999 until 2002 formed following the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum.
What part of speech is UNTAET?
UNTAET is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce UNTAET?
UNTAET is pronounced [ju ɛn ti ɛj ɪ ˈtiː].

Words near UNTAET in the dictionary

  1. untact
  2. untactful
  3. untactfully
  4. untactfulness
  5. untactile
  6. UNTAET
  7. untag
  8. untaggable
  9. untagged
  10. untagging
  11. untags

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