Main Entry:

Ti·mor

Pronunciation:

\ˈtē-ˌmȯr, tē-ˈ\

Function:

geographical name

1 island SE Asia in Lesser Sunda Islands area 13,094 square miles (34,044 square kilometers), population 3,000,000; W part (formerly Netherlands Timor) belonged to the Dutch until 1946, and is now part of Indonesia; E part (formerly Portuguese Timor) belonged to Portugal until 1975, was annexed by Indonesia 1976, and gained independence 2002 as East Timor 2 sea between Timor Island & Australia

— Ti·mor·ese \(ˌ)tē-ˌmȯ-ˈrēz, -ˈrēs\ adjective or noun