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Dili
Dili , city (2002 est. pop. 49,900), capital of East Timor . on the N coast of Timor, on Ombai Strait. Dili is the largest city and chief port and commercial center of East Timor. Soap, perfume, and pottery are produced, and coffee is processed. In World War II, Dili was occupied by the Japanese from Feb., 1942, until end of the war. Much of the city was destroyed in the violence following the 1999 vote for East Timorese independence. The Univ. of East Timor is there. |
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"Dili." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dili." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dili.html "Dili." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dili.html |
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Dili
Dili
•Billie, billy, Chile, chilli (US chili), chilly, Dili, dilly, filly, frilly, ghillie, gillie, Gilly, hilly, Lillee, lily, Lyly, papillae, Philly, Piccadilly, piccalilli, silly, skilly, stilly, Tilly, willy, willy-nilly
•Ridley, tiddly
•Brindley, spindly
•sniffly
•giggly, niggly
•jingly, shingly, Zwingli
•prickly, sickly
•crinkly, tinkly, twinkly, wrinkly
•dimly
•Finlay, inly, McKinlay
•musicianly
•kingly, tingly
•Shipley • pimply
•bristly, gristly
•princely • fitly
•drizzly, grisly, grizzly, Sisley
•Kingsley • Cybele • hillbilly • jubilee
•rockabilly • bodily
•bibliophily, cartophily, toxophily
•Galilee • family • stepfamily
•subfamily
•Emily, Semele
•facsimile, simile
•homily • contumely
•cicely, Sicily
•icily • volatile • Maithili • weevily
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"Dili." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dili." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dili.html "Dili." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Dili.html |
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