East Timor

[ eest-tee-mawr, tee-mawr ]

/ ˈist ˈti mɔr, tiˈmɔr /

noun

a republic on the E half of Timor; the only Asian country that lies entirely within the Southern Hemisphere: Portuguese colony 1702–1975, though occupied by Japan 1943–1945; independent 1975–1976; annexed by Indonesia 1976; independent since 2002. 5,743 sq. mi. (14,874 sq. km). Capital: Dili.

Official name Ti·mor-Les·te

[tee-mawr-les-tey] /ˈti mɔrˈlɛs teɪ/ .

Origin of East Timor

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby East Timor

East Sider, east-southeast, East St. Louis, East Suffolk, East Sussex, East Timor, East Timorese, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, East-West

British Dictionary definitions for East Timor

East Timor

noun

a small country in SE Asia, comprising part of the island of Timor: colonized by Portugal in the 19th century; declared independence in 1975 but immediately invaded by Indonesia; under UN administration from 1999 and an independent state from 2002. It is mountainous with a monsoon climate; subsistence agriculture is the main occupation. Languages: Portuguese, Tetun (a lingua franca), and Bahasa Indonesia. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Dili. Pop: 1 172 390 (2013 est). Area: 14 874 sq km (5743 sq miles)Official name: Timor-Leste

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单词	east timor
释义	East Timor [ eest-tee-mawr, tee-mawr ] / ˈist ˈti mɔr, tiˈmɔr / noun a republic on the E half of Timor; the only Asian country that lies entirely within the Southern Hemisphere: Portuguese colony 1702–1975, though occupied by Japan 1943–1945; independent 1975–1976; annexed by Indonesia 1976; independent since 2002. 5,743 sq. mi. (14,874 sq. km). Capital: Dili. Official name Ti·mor-Les·te [tee-mawr-les-tey] /ˈti mɔrˈlɛs teɪ/ . Origin of East Timor First recorded in 1970–75 Words nearby East Timor East Sider, east-southeast, East St. Louis, East Suffolk, East Sussex, East Timor, East Timorese, eastward, eastwardly, eastwards, East-West Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for East Timor East Timor noun a small country in SE Asia, comprising part of the island of Timor: colonized by Portugal in the 19th century; declared independence in 1975 but immediately invaded by Indonesia; under UN administration from 1999 and an independent state from 2002. It is mountainous with a monsoon climate; subsistence agriculture is the main occupation. Languages: Portuguese, Tetun (a lingua franca), and Bahasa Indonesia. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Dili. Pop: 1 172 390 (2013 est). Area: 14 874 sq km (5743 sq miles)Official name: Timor-Leste Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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