Phrase guide

East Timorese

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈiːst tɪ.məɹ.iːz/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From East Timor + -ese.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Oos-Timorees — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Asturian: timorés — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Catalan: timorès — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Czech: východotimorský — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Dutch: Oost-Timorees — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Finnish: itätimorilainen — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • German: osttimorisch — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: østtimoresisk — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: austtimoresisk — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Polish: wschodniotimorski — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Portuguese: timorense — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Romanian: timorez — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Russian: восточнотимо́рский (vostočnotimórskij) — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Serbo-Croatian: источнотиморски — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Serbo-Croatian: istočnotimorski — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Spanish: timorense — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Swedish: östtimoriansk — of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
  • Afrikaans: Oos-Timorees — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Asturian: timorés — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Asturian: timoresa — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Catalan: timorès — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 東帝汶人 /东帝汶人 (dōngdìwènrén) — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Czech: Východotimořan — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Danish: østtimorer — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Dutch: Oost-Timorees — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Dutch: Oost-Timorese — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Finnish: itätimorilainen — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • German: Osttimorer — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • German: Osttimorerin — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: østtimoreser — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: austtimoresar — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Portuguese: timorense — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Romanian: timorez — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Russian: восточнотимо́рец (vostočnotimórec) — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Russian: восточнотимо́рка (vostočnotimórka) — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Источнотиморац — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Istočnotimorac — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Spanish: timorense — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
  • Swedish: östtimorian — person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent