Timor-Leste
English translation: Timor-Leste or Former East Timor
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| 11:05 May 19, 2005 |
| Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Geography / name of a state or region | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Angela Dickson (X) United Kingdom Local time: 19:51 | ||||||
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| 5 +2 | Former East Timor |
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| 5 +1 | Timor-Leste |
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| 5 | Timor Oriental |
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6 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Timor-Leste Explanation: Seems to be the new official name for the East Timor - the CIA seems to think so anyway. http://www.adb.org/Timor-Leste/default.asp http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q="timor-leste"&meta= -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2005-05-19 11:13:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And that\'s what they\'re calling themselves: http://www.primeministerandcabinet.gov.tp/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-19 11:15:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The WHO and the UN agree: http://www.who.int/countries/tls/en/ http://www.un.int/timor-leste/ |
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2 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2Former East Timor Explanation: Google "Timor-Leste" - this is the first hit. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 mins (2005-05-19 11:08:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- No it\'s not French. Though French may well use this term. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2005-05-19 11:18:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry - answer in box is more of an explanation - probably use \'Timor-Leste\' and put \'former East Timor\' in brackets if you feel it necessary. Reference: http://www.gov.east-timor.org/ |
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