Oost-Timor

Dutch

Etymology

From oost- (eastern) + Timor (Timor).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Oost-Timor ? n

  1. East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)
    Oost-Timor was lang een Portugese kolonie en werd dan door grote buur Indonesië bezet en zelfs aangehecht tot het uiteindelijk onafhankelijk werd
    East Timor was for long a Portuguese colony, next got occupied and even annexed by giant neighbour Indonesia until it finally achieved independence

Derived terms

  • Oost-Timorees (noun and adjective)
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