SINGAPORE


Meaning of SINGAPORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsiŋ-ə-ˌpȯr also ]

ˈsiŋ-gə- geographical name

1. island Malay Archipelago in South China Sea off S end of Malay Peninsula; formerly a British crown colony, from 1963 to 1965 a state of Malaysia (federation), an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1965, area 255 square miles (660 square kilometers ), population 2,685,400

2. city & port, its capital, on Singapore Strait population 206,500

• Sin·ga·por·ean ˌsiŋ-ə-ˈpȯr-ē-ən also ˈsiŋ-gə- adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.