Singapore

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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.

Synonyms

• Lion City (informal)
• S'pore (abbreviation)

Translations

• French: Singapour
• German: Singapur
• Italian: Singapore
• Portuguese: Singapura, (obsolete) Cingapura
• Russian: Сингапу́р
• Spanish: Singapur

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