Singapore
SING-uh-por/ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/UKSING-uh-paw/ˈsɪŋəpɔː/
- 1An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, lying off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula and formerly a British crown colony; officially the Republic of Singapore.
Singapore sits at one of the world's busiest shipping crossroads.
After breaking away from Malaysia, Singapore built one of Asia's strongest economies.
Note
The name means "lion city": it comes through Malay Singapura from Sanskrit siṃha, "lion", and pura, "city". Because island, city and nation coincide, the one word names all three, and the capital as well; there is no separate city name to learn. Its sovereignty dates from a brief union: it was a state of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965 before leaving the federation.
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Origin
From Malay Singapura, which comes from the Sanskrit siṃhá-pura, formed from siṃha ("lion") and pura ("city").