Singapore
Etymology
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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)/
An island/and/city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony.
- Lion City (informal)
- S'pore (abbreviation)
- French: Singapour
- German: Singapur
- Italian: Singapore
- Portuguese: Singapura, (obsolete) Cingapura
- Russian: Сингапу́р
- Spanish: Singapur
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