Meanings
adjectiveEast Timorese (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people.
nounEast Timorese (plural East Timorese)
- in pluralA person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent.
According to press reports, on 1 January 1995, an ethnic riot took place at Baucau following an alleged killing of an East Timorese by an Indonesian immigrant. Some 200 youths reportedly burned a market, shops and houses[…]
1997, Heike Krieger, Dietrich Rauschning, East Timor and the International Community: Basic Documents, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 216
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Oos-Timorees, Oos-Timorees
- Oos-Timoreesof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- Oos-Timoreesperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Catalan timorès, timorès
- timorèsof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- timorèsperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Chinese Mandarin 東帝汶人 /东帝汶人
- 東帝汶人 /东帝汶人 (dōngdìwènrén)person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Czech východotimorský, Východotimořan
- východotimorskýof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- Východotimořanperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Danish østtimorer
- østtimorerperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Dutch Oost-Timorees, Oost-Timorees
- Oost-Timoreesof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- Oost-Timoreesperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
- Oost-Timoreseperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Finnish itätimorilainen, itätimorilainen
- itätimorilainenof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- itätimorilainenperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
German osttimorisch, Osttimorer
- osttimorischof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- Osttimorerperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
- Osttimorerinperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Norwegian Bokmål østtimoresisk, østtimoreser
- østtimoresiskof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- østtimoreserperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Polish wschodniotimorski
- wschodniotimorskiof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
Portuguese timorense, timorense
- timorenseof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- timorenseperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Romanian timorez, timorez
- timorezof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- timorezperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Russian восточнотимо́рский, восточнотимо́рец
- восточнотимо́рский (vostočnotimórskij)of, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- восточнотимо́рец (vostočnotimórec)person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
- восточнотимо́рка (vostočnotimórka)person from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Spanish timorense, timorense
- timorenseof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- timorenseperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Swedish östtimoriansk, östtimorian
- östtimorianskof, from, or pertaining to East Timor or the East Timorese people
- östtimorianperson from East Timor or of East Timorese descent
Cite this entry
APA
East Timorese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Timorese
MLA
“East Timorese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Timorese. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Timorese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Timorese.
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