n.
Pronunciation: ' t ē - ˌ mo ̇ r, t ē - '
Function: geographical name
1 island SE Asia in Lesser Sunda Islands area 13,094 sq mi (34,044 sq km ), pop 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 bet. Timor Is. & Australia
– Ti · mor · ese \ ( ˌ )t ē - ˌ mo ̇ - ' r ē z, - ' r ē s \ adjective or noun