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Timor Leste

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Portuguese Timor Leste (Timor-Leste), Timor (Timor) +‎ leste (east). Cognate of Indonesian Timor Timur and Tetum Timor Lorosa'e.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Timor Leste

  1. East Timor, Timor Leste (a country in Southeast Asia occupying half the island of Timor)

Usage notes

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Indonesian clearly distinguishes the names for the sovereign state of East Timor or Timor-Leste (Timor Leste) and the former Indonesian province of East Timor, the latter is known as Timor Timur. Unlike English, these terms are not interchangeable in Indonesian.

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Further reading

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Timor Leste m

  1. Misspelling of Timor-Leste.