Singapore
Etymology

From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर, from सिंह + पुर.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /sɪŋəˈpɔː/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/
  • (Singapore) IPA: /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/, /ˈsɪŋʌ-/
  • (dated) IPA: /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː(ɹ)/, /sɪŋɡəˈpɔː(ɹ)/
Proper noun
  1. An island/and/city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony.
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