Definition of singapore Singapore

/sɪˈŋʌpɔˌɹ/ - [singupor] - Sin•ga•pore

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Noun
singapore - a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965
		Republic of Singapore
		singapore island, singapore an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula
		southeast asia a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
		asean, association of southeast asian nations an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
		capital of singapore, singapore an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula
singapore - an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula
		Singapore Island
		south china sea a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons
singapore - the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
		capital of Singapore
		republic of singapore, singapore an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula

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singapore
A country in Southeast Asia.
singapore
ISO 639-6 entity

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The Republic of Singapore or Singapore is a country in the continent of Asia at the southern end of the Malay peninsula. Singapore is north of the equator. Its neighbours are Malaysia and Indonesia. About 6.71 million people live in Singapore, and many of them (76%) are Chinese. In Sanskrit, an old Indian language, "Singapore" means "Lion city". The national language of Singapore is Malay and the other official languages of Singapore are English, Mandarin and Tamil. Singapore is also known for a language known as Singlish, or Singaporean English.

English is the language of choice because it is the First Language taught in schools. Pupils are also taught their mother tongue language, which means that the Chinese can learn Mandarin, the Malays can learn Malay, and so on. Third languages are also taught.

History.

Singapore got its name from 'Singa Pura' which means Lion City. There are many versions of how the name is derived. One popular (famous) legend has it that an Sumatran prince called Sang Nila Utama landed on Temasek (Singapore's old name) and saw a Lion which is called 'Singa' in Malay. Thus he gave the island a new name, 'Singapura'.

Singapore was set up as a British trading town in 1819 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, and became an important town in the Malay Archipelago, and became "Singapore". The country was given colony rank in 1867. The Japanese attacked Singapore in late 1941, and took control of the colony on 15 February 1942 and renamed it Syonan-to (pronounce