# Singapore

Pronunciation: US say "SING-uh-por" /ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/; UK say "SING-uh-paw" /ˈsɪŋəpɔː/

## Proper noun

1. An 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.
   - Simple: A small island country in Southeast Asia, near the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.
   - _Singapore sits at one of the world's busiest shipping crossroads._
   - _After breaking away from Malaysia, Singapore built one of Asia's strongest economies._

## Origin

From Malay Singapura, which comes from the Sanskrit siṃhá-pura, formed from siṃha ("lion") and pura ("city").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/singapore (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).