Singaporean

//sɪŋ.(ɡ)əˈpɔː.ɹi.ən//

"Singaporean" in a Sentence (13 examples)

An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a German, an American, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Jordanian, a Kiwi, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, a Norwegian, an Argentinian, a Libyan and a South African went to a night club. The bouncer said: "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai."

I wouldn't mind finding a Singaporean wife.

This reputation sparked the interest of Singaporean photographer Nicholas Leong after he watched Kenyans dominate the Singaporean marathon in 2006.

When a Singaporean hears where goods are cheap, he goes there.

About mid-day, yesterday, intelligence was received [in?] Town that a Tiger had been kidnapped about three miles out in the Country, or jungle, […] No sooner had the news spread abroad than Offices and high stools were abandoned and such a furbishing up of rusty fire arms took place as had not been witnessed since the foundation of the City. Any one ignorant of the cause might have supposed from the long array of armed hack palankeen carriages that some unknown enemy had landed in the back settlements of Bukit Timah and that nothing but the flower of Singaporean chivalry could serve to stem the torrent of invasion.

In Singaporean gardens the rarest of moth orchids are planted in cocoanut-shells and hung from the verandahs, or placed on the mango or orange trees on the lawn, where they soon establish themselves. How many English orchid amateurs would wish for such a genial clime.

Below is an example of a typical Singaporean "bento", often wolfed down next to the computer. It's prepared from lots of lousy cooking oil, preserved vegetables, soggy low-quality rice and omelette with more air and oil than egg inside.

[T]he second place was warmly contested by a lad from Macao and a Singaporean, and after a separate examination in History, Astronomy and Geography, in which some very difficult questions were put by the examiners generally, assisted by Dr. [William] Montgomerie—it was decided in favour of the former.

A great deal has been done for Singapore by gangs of convicts from Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, who, under an experienced and able superintendent, have cut and made excellent roads, that now extend east, west, north, and south, for several miles. […] [T]hey [the roads] also add much to the enjoyment of the Singaporean, by enabling him to extend his ride or drive of an evening.

We beg to call the attention of the community to a most interesting book which is proposed to be published by Mr. J[ohn] Thomson, F.R.G.S., who is an old Singaporean and who will be known to many here by his account and photographs of the lost cities of Cambodia.

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Many Singaporeans have fond memories of eating chilli crabs and cockles at its Upper East Coast Road premises, not far from the old Bedok Road, as recently as the early '80s.

I am a Singaporean, and I lived on the island for 20 years before coming to the United States for my college education.

Chili Crabs or Lobster: This is a popular dish amongst Singaporeans. It is also a common feature in the menus of famous seafood restaurants (along East Coast and Punggol).

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