Singapore

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Singapore

/ˈsɪŋəpɔː/ UK
/ˈsɪŋəpoː/ Australia, British, Southern
/ˈsɪŋəpoɹ/ Canada, US
/ˈsəŋəpoː/ New Zealand
/ˈsɪŋəpoɾ/ Scotland
/ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː/ Midlands, Northern England
/ˈsɪŋəpɔː/ Singapore
/ˈsɪŋʌ-/ Singapore
/ˈsɪŋɡəpɔː(ɹ)/ dated
/sɪŋɡəˈpɔː(ɹ)/ dated

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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. "Singapore just feels like a hollow city compared to Malaysia," the reluctant Sinkie declared. […] He added that Singapore life is dull compared to Malaysia's.
Similar: Fine City, Lion City, S'pore

noun

uncountable Singapore-style noodles

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: indonesia, malaysia, malacca, malaya, johor, mauritius, mali, guinea, lesotho, colombia, taipei, bangkok, spain, mexico, liaoning, singaporean

Translations

Every language

name an island and city-state in Southeast Asia

Español	Singapur
한국어	싱가포르 Singgaporeu
日本語	シンガポール Shingapōru, 昭南 Shōnan
中文	新加坡, 新國 /新国 Xīnguó
हिन्दी	सिंगापुर siṅgāpur
Português	Singapura, Cingapura
Français	Singapour
Deutsch	Singapur
Italiano	Singapore
Ελληνικά	Σιγκαπούρη Sigkapoúri
Română	Singapore
Русский	Сингапу́р Singapúr
Tiếng Việt	Tân Gia Ba, Xin-ga-po, Xing-ga-po, Sing
العربية	سِنْغَافُورَة sinḡāfūra
עברית	סִינְגָּפּוּר singapúr

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"Singapore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/singapore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Singapore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/singapore

Chicago

"Singapore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/singapore.

BibTeX

@misc{singapore_2026,
  title = {Singapore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/singapore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}