Timor-Leste
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See also: Timor Leste
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese Timor-Leste (literally “East Timor”).
Proper noun[edit]
- Timor Leste (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor; official name: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; capital: Dili)
Translations[edit]
East Timor — see East Timor
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Timor (“Timor”) + leste (“east”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- East Timor (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)
- Synonym: Timor-Lorosae
Usage notes[edit]
In European Portuguese, Timor-Leste is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English multiword terms
- en:Countries in Asia
- en:Countries
- Portuguese compound terms
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese multiword terms
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:East Timor
- pt:Countries in Asia
- pt:Countries