Singapore

geographical name

Sin·​ga·​pore

ˈsiŋ-ə-ˌpȯr,

also

ˈsiŋ-gə- 

1

island of the Malay Archipelago in the South China Sea off the southern end of the Malay Peninsula area 278 square miles (719 square kilometers), population 5,996,000

Note: Singapore was formerly a British crown colony and from 1963 to 1965 a state of the country of Malaysia. It has been an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1965.

2

city, port, and capital of Singapore that is located on Singapore Strait population 206,500

Singaporean

ˌsiŋ-ə-ˈpȯr-ē-ən

also

ˈsiŋ-gə- 

adjective or noun