East Timor
- proper noun
- /iːst ˈtiːmɔːr/
- You know how many layers of bureaucracy there are when the European Union wants to help East Timor?
Examples
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PHOTO (COLOR): One of the few remaining traditional houses left in East Timor.
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In East Timor, the number of civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has skyrocketed since 1999.
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The days of unity around a central and common enemy are over in East Timor.
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More importantly, it helps build trust among the population and the government, many of whom have returned to East Timor from exile abroad.
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There exists a need in East Timor to prevent disputes and tensions from escalating into violent conflict.
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There are cyclical and systemic food shortages in many areas of East Timor between the end of the dry season and the beginning of the rainy season.
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Europe already has 3,000 police deployed in the Balkans, Guatemala, and East Timor, so the new force will represent a personnel increase of only 2,000.
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Models from one country, for example, may not work in East Timor, and strategies implemented in East Timor must reflect daily realities from Dili to Oecussi and from Atauro to Lautem.
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On Sprigg's third trip, villagers in the seaside town of Corn told him they were proud to have helped Xanana Gusmao, now East Timor's first president, during his years as a guerrilla soldier fighting the Indonesians.
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East Timor gained independence from East Timor in 2002, marking a significant moment in its history.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The place name 'East Timor' is transparently composed from 'east' (direction/side) + 'Timor' (the island), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to the eastern part of Timor / the country there. This follows a common cross-linguistic toponymic pattern (East/West + place name), making the meaning immediately derivable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
East Timor is a literal place name: Timor comes from a local word meaning 'east', so East Timor simply means 'the east part of Timor' and refers to the country on the island's eastern half.