n.
Pronunciation: ' si ŋ - ə - ˌ po ̇ r also ' si ŋ -g ə -
Function: geographical name
1 island Malay Archipelago in S. China Sea off S end of Malay Peninsula; formerly a Brit. crown colony, from 1963 to 1965 a state of Malaysia (federation), an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1965, area 255 sq mi (660 sq km ), pop 4,163,700
2 city & port, its capital, on Singapore Strait pop 206,500
– Sin · ga · por · ean \ ˌ si ŋ - ə - ' po ̇ r- ē - ə n also ' si ŋ -g ə - \ adjective or noun