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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Singapore-style noodles uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.

Synonyms

All synonyms

battlecapital of singaporecongressfine citylion citylion city

Example

More examples

"The number of visitors to Singapore has increased year by year."

Etymology

From Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).

Related phrases

Singapore EnglishSingapore IncSingapore blueSingapore blue tarantulaSingapore fried noodlesSingapore gripSingapore-on-ThamesSingapore-on-the-ThamesSingapore-style noodlesSingapore-upon-Thamescity staterepublic of singapore

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.