Timor
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- proper noun
- Timor is divided into two parts: the independent country of Timor-Leste and the Indonesian territory of West Timor.
- East Timor
- violence in East Timor
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I'm out here on the banks of the Indian Ocean, not far from the Tasmanian Sea and South of the Timor and Banda Seas.
- And I'm out here on the banks of the Indian Ocean, not far from the Tasmanian Sea and South of the Timor and Banda Seas.
Examples
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For the first time in their history, East Timor's people were free.
Academic text (2003) -
It's an honor and a privilege to serve East Timor.
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...East Timor for the moment.
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If we are to reach Timor alive, we must make it last 20, 40, 50 days.
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"I think for the people it is good; now East Timor has freedom.
Academic text (2003) -
"Why are you so interested in Timor?" my father asked.
Fiction book (1999) -
We were sent here to run East Timor.
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Do you remember that night in East Timor?
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And... he wants full independence for East Timor.
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We'll head for Timor.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Timor comes from the Malay and Indonesian word timur, which means 'east'. The island was named because it lies to the east of many nearby islands, so a simple way to remember Timor is as the 'eastern' island.