Timor

[ tee-mawr, tee-mawr ]

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noun

the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, comprising East Timor on the E half and part of the Republic of Indonesia on the W half. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).

Timor

/ ˈtiːmɔː; ˈtaɪ- /

an island in the Malay Archipelago, the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands: the west was a Dutch possession (part of the Dutch East Indies) until 1949, when it became part of Indonesia: the east was held by Portugal until 1975, when it declared independence but was immediately invaded by Indonesia; East Timor finally became an independent state in 2002. Area: 30 775 sq km (11 883 sq miles)

To get it renewed, she had to leave Indonesia, which meant crossing into Timor-Leste.

Timor is overjoyed at the malign trouble he and his friends have caused.

Timor's views are not seen as extreme in Russia, says Steele.

Steele's film opens in the middle-class home in St Petersburg of a man named Timor.

Indochina, East Timor, the Shah, our brief covert support for the Khmer Rouge.

Timor, luctus, gaudium magnum, et aversio hanc impotentiam psychicam efficiunt.

They told me they had come from the Dutch islands south of Timor, and promptly made me an offer that set my heart beating wildly.

First, you'll want to know what happened over the Timor Sea after the shot.

Hunc gestant ulnis angeli,Ne lapis officiat pedi;Ne luce timor occupet,Aut nocte pestis incubet.

Alarming sounds were heard over the island of Timor, one thousand three hundred and fifty-one miles away from Krakatoa.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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