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Koepanger

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Timorese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess Upi, the Koepanger charm doctor, slept in the same room.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A Timorese person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1939, The Works of Ion L. Idriess Up above, the tender kept a sharp eye on the Koepanger paying out the air-pipe, while attending to the life-line himself and the management of the lugger.
  • 2004, William McGregor, The Languages of the Kimberley, Western Australia Pidginised forms of English were also in use between whites and the other ethnic groups employed in the pearling industry, including Malays, Japanese, and Koepangers [...]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Koepang + -er, from the older spelling of Kupang, a city in West Timor.