Sing ‧ a ‧ pore /ˌsɪŋəˈpɔː◂ $ ˈsɪŋɡəpɔːr/ BrE AmE
a small country on an island in southeast Asia, between Malaysia and Indonesia. Population: 4,608,167 (2008). Capital: Singapore City. Singapore is an important business, industrial, and financial centre, and it is known for its rapid and successful economic development from the 1960s to the 1990s.
—Singaporean /ˌsɪŋəˈpɔːriən◂ $ ˌsɪŋɡə-/ noun , adjective