Koepanger

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noun

A Timorese person.

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Meanings

nounKoepanger (plural Koepangers)

plural Koepangers

  1. A Timorese person.

    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.

    1 more example

    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 […]

adjectiveKoepanger (not comparable)
  1. not comparableTimorese.

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

Origin

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

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APA

Koepanger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koepanger

MLA

“Koepanger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koepanger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Koepanger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Koepanger.

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