Singapore is the tiny rich island city-country of Southeast Asia. Travel to Singapore, the port of Singapore, live in Singapore.
It is one of the very few city-states and one of the busiest ports on earth, sitting on the strait every ship between Europe and East Asia must pass. It has four official languages and imports almost all its water and food.
1nounsingaporeAn island city-state in Southeast Asia.
“Singapore is a tiny island nation at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.”
singapore is a country.
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Singapore comes from Malay Singapura. From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर, from सिंह + पुर.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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