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- noun a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor
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Other notable islands include Timor (eastern half), the Maluku Islands, and the Lesser Sunda Islands which include Bali.
Indonesia 2009
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This ecoregion represents the semi-evergreen dry forests in the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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Geographynote: Timor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
Timor-Leste 2008
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Timor-LesteTimor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
Geography-note 2008
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Timor-LesteSoutheastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Location 2008
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GeographyLocation: Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco
Timor-Leste 2008
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The smaller islands, such as Lombok, the Moluccas, and the Lesser Sunda Islands, were subjugated in the 1880s and 1890s.
Revenge in the Indies Buruma, Ian 1994
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Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Timor comes from the Malay word for "East;" the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Timor comes from the Malay word for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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