East Timor

Australia/iːst tiːmɔː/

proper noun

A country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor. Official name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Capital: Dili.

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Timor-Leste
OriginPortuguese Timor-Leste →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor. Official name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Capital: Dili.

    Synonyms: Timor-Leste

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor. Official name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Capital: Dili.

Similar
Timor-Leste

Origin

  1. PortugueseTimor-Leste
  2. EnglishEast Timor

Calque of Portuguese Timor-Leste.

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Translations

Afrikaans Oos-Timor
  • Oos-TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Arabic تِيمُور الشَّرْقِيَّة
  • تِيمُور الشَّرْقِيَّة (tīmūr aš-šarqiyya)Country in Southeast Asia
Bengali পূর্ব টিমোর
  • পূর্ব টিমোর (purbo ṭimōr)Country in Southeast Asia
Bulgarian И́зточен Тимо́р
  • И́зточен Тимо́р (Íztočen Timór)Country in Southeast Asia
Chinese Cantonese 東帝汶 /东帝汶
  • 東帝汶 /东帝汶Country in Southeast Asia
Chinese Mandarin 東帝汶 /东帝汶
  • 東帝汶 /东帝汶 (Dōngdìwèn)Country in Southeast Asia
Czech Východní Timor
  • Východní TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Danish Østtimor, Timor-Leste
  • ØsttimorCountry in Southeast Asia
  • Timor-LesteCountry in Southeast Asia
Dutch Oost-Timor
  • Oost-TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Esperanto Orienta Timoro
  • Orienta TimoroCountry in Southeast Asia
Estonian Ida-Timor, Timor-Leste
  • Ida-TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
  • Timor-LesteCountry in Southeast Asia
Finnish Itä-Timor
  • Itä-TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
French Timor Oriental
  • Timor OrientalCountry in Southeast Asia
German Osttimor
  • OsttimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Greek Ανατολικό Τιμόρ
  • Ανατολικό Τιμόρ (Anatolikó Timór)Country in Southeast Asia
Hebrew מִזְרַח טִימוֹר
  • מִזְרַח טִימוֹר (mizrákh timór)Country in Southeast Asia
Hindi पूर्वी तिमोर
  • पूर्वी तिमोर (pūrvī timor)Country in Southeast Asia
Hungarian Kelet-Timor
  • Kelet-TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Icelandic Austur-Tímor
  • Austur-TímorCountry in Southeast Asia
Indonesian Timor Leste, Timor Timur
  • Timor LesteCountry in Southeast Asia
  • Timor TimurCountry in Southeast Asia
Irish An Tíomór Thoir
  • An Tíomór ThoirCountry in Southeast Asia
Italian Timor Est
  • Timor EstCountry in Southeast Asia
Japanese 東ティモール, 東チモール
  • 東ティモール (Higashi Timōru)Country in Southeast Asia
  • 東チモール (Higashi Chimōru)Country in Southeast Asia
Korean 동티모르, 동부띠모르
  • 동티모르 (Dongtimoreu)Country in Southeast Asia
  • 동부띠모르 (Dongbuttimoreu)Country in Southeast Asia
Latvian Austrumtimora
  • AustrumtimoraCountry in Southeast Asia
Lithuanian Rytų Timoras
  • Rytų TimorasCountry in Southeast Asia
Malay Timor Timur, Timor Leste
  • Timor TimurCountry in Southeast Asia
  • Timor LesteCountry in Southeast Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Øst-Timor
  • Øst-TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Persian تیمورِ شَرْقی
  • تیمورِ شَرْقی (timor-e šarqi)Country in Southeast Asia
Polish Timor Wschodni
  • Timor WschodniCountry in Southeast Asia
Portuguese Timor-Leste, Timor Lorosae
  • Timor-LesteCountry in Southeast Asia
  • Timor LorosaeCountry in Southeast Asia
Romanian Timorul de Est
  • Timorul de EstCountry in Southeast Asia
Russian Восто́чный Тимо́р
  • Восто́чный Тимо́р (Vostóčnyj Timór)Country in Southeast Asia
Slovak Východný Timor
  • Východný TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Spanish Timor Oriental
  • Timor OrientalCountry in Southeast Asia
Swahili Timor ya Mashariki
  • Timor ya MasharikiCountry in Southeast Asia
Swedish Östtimor
  • ÖsttimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Tagalog Silangang Timor
  • Silangang TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Tamil கிழக்கு திமோர்
  • கிழக்கு திமோர் (kiḻakku timōr)Country in Southeast Asia
Thai ติมอร์ตะวันออก, ติมอร์-เลสเต
  • ติมอร์ตะวันออก (dtì-mɔɔ-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk)Country in Southeast Asia
  • ติมอร์-เลสเต (dtì-mɔɔ-lées-dtêe)Country in Southeast Asia
  • ตีโมร์-แลชต์ (dtii-moo-lɛ́ɛt)Country in Southeast Asia
Turkish Doğu Timor
  • Doğu TimorCountry in Southeast Asia
Ukrainian Схі́дний Тимо́р
  • Схі́дний Тимо́р (Sxídnyj Tymór)Country in Southeast Asia
Urdu مَشْرِقی تِیمور
  • مَشْرِقی تِیمور (maśriqī tīmor)Country in Southeast Asia
Vietnamese Đông Ti-mo, Ti-mo Lex-te
  • Đông Ti-moCountry in Southeast Asia
  • Ti-mo Lex-teCountry in Southeast Asia
Yiddish מזרח טימאָר
  • מזרח טימאָר (mizrekh timor)Country in Southeast Asia
Cite this entry
APA

East Timor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Timor

MLA

“East Timor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Timor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Timor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Timor.

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