Timor-Leste
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See also: Timor Leste
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese Timor-Leste (literally “East Timor”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Timor-Leste
- East Timor (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.
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- English terms derived from Portuguese
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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- en:East Timor
- 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