The English name Singapore comes from the Malay name Singapura which is believed to have been derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City". Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha (सिंह), which means "lion", and pūra (पुर) means "city" in Sanskrit and is a common suffix in many Indian place names.
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Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is located about one degree of latitude ...
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noun. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: ...