Singapore
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English
Etymology
From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪŋəˈpɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/, /ˈsɪŋʌ-/
- (dated) IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː(ɹ)/, /sɪŋɡəˈpɔː(ɹ)/
Audio (US): (file)
Proper noun
Singapore
- An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony. Official name: Republic of Singapore.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: シンガポール (Shingapōru)
Translations
an island and city-state in Southeast Asia
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See also
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)
Declension
| Inflection of Singapore (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Singapore | — | |
| genitive | Singaporen | — | |
| partitive | Singaporea | — | |
| illative | Singaporeen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Singapore | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Singapore | — |
| gen. | Singaporen | ||
| genitive | Singaporen | — | |
| partitive | Singaporea | — | |
| inessive | Singaporessa | — | |
| elative | Singaporesta | — | |
| illative | Singaporeen | — | |
| adessive | Singaporella | — | |
| ablative | Singaporelta | — | |
| allative | Singaporelle | — | |
| essive | Singaporena | — | |
| translative | Singaporeksi | — | |
| abessive | Singaporetta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
French
Proper noun
Singapore ?
Italian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Singapore m
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Maltese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Is-Singapore m
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony; official name: Repubblika ta’ Singapore)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (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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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Singapore
- Singapore (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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Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Singapore n (genitive Singapores)
- Singapore (an island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony)
Related terms
Further reading
- Singapore in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
- Svensk MeSH