Singaporean

Syllables: Sin·ga·po·re·anUK/sɪŋ.(ɡ)əˈpɔː.ɹi.ən//ˌsɪŋ.(ɡ)əˈpo.ɹi.ən/

Singaporean adjective: of, pertaining to, or from Singapore, or its language or people.

Adjective

Singaporean (comparative more Singaporean, superlative most Singaporean)

Of, pertaining to, or from Singapore, or its language or people.
- About mid-day, yesterday, intelligence was received [in?] Town that a Tiger had been kidnapped about three miles out in the Country, or jungle, […] No sooner had the news spread abroad than Offices and high stools were abandoned and such a furbishing up of rusty fire arms took place as had not been...1843 November 15 (date written), “a sportsman” [pseudonym], “Correspondence”, in [William Napier], editor, The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, volume 8, no. 46, number CCCCXXV...
- In Singaporean gardens the rarest of moth orchids are planted in cocoanut-shells and hung from the verandahs, or placed on the mango or orange trees on the lawn, where they soon establish themselves. How many English orchid amateurs would wish for such a genial clime.1880, F[rederick] W[illiam] Burbidge, “Singapore”, in The Gardens of the Sun: Or A Naturalist’s Journal on the Mountains and in the Forests and Swamps of Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago, London: John...
Synonyms:

S'porean

Noun

Singaporean (plural Singaporeans)

A person from Singapore, or descended from such a person.
- [T]he second place was warmly contested by a lad from Macao and a Singaporean, and after a separate examination in History, Astronomy and Geography, in which some very difficult questions were put by the examiners generally, assisted by Dr. [William] Montgomerie—it was decided in favour of the...1837 December 28, “Report [of the Singapore Free Schools]”, in Singapore Institution Free School. Fourth Annual Report. 1837–38. […], Singapore: […] Singapore Free Press Office, published 1838...
- A great deal has been done for Singapore by gangs of convicts from Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, who, under an experienced and able superintendent, have cut and made excellent roads, that now extend east, west, north, and south, for several miles. […] [T]hey [the roads] also add much to the enjoyment...1846, G. F. Davidson, “Singapore”, in Trade and Travel in the Far East; or Recollections of Twenty-one Years Passed in Java, Singapore, Australia, and China, London: Madden and Malcolm, […], →OCLC...
Synonyms:

S'porean

Singaporean meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Malay

Singaporean in Hindi

of, from, or pertaining to Singapore, or its language or people: सिंगापुरी siṅgāpurī
person from Singapore, or descended from such a person: सिंगापुरी siṅgāpurī

Singaporean in Bengali

সিঙ্গাপুরীয়

Singaporean in Arabic

of, from, or pertaining to Singapore, or its language or people: سِنْغَافُورِيّ sinḡāfūriyy
person from Singapore, or descended from such a person: سِنْغَافُورِيّ sinḡāfūriyy, سِنْغَافُورِيَّة sinḡāfūriyya

Singaporean in Malay

of, from, or pertaining to Singapore, or its language or people: Singapura
person from Singapore, or descended from such a person: orang Singapura

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Singaporean in Indonesian: Singapura

Examples of Singaporean in a sentence

Below is an example of a typical Singaporean "bento", often wolfed down next to the computer.2020, Chan Joon Yee, “What Do I Eat?”, in Not Quite over the Hill: Swinging My Way to 60 and beyond, [S.l.]: Dewdrop Books:
J[ohn] Thomson, F.R.G.S., who is an old Singaporean and who will be known to many here by his account and photographs of the lost cities of Cambodia.1872 October, S. T., “Foreign Items”, in Samuel J[ones] Smith, editor, The Siam Repository, Containing a Summary of Asiatic Intelligence...
Many Singaporeans have fond memories of eating chilli crabs and cockles at its Upper East Coast Road premises, not far from the old Bedok Road, as recently as the early '80s.1996 June 23, Magdalene Lum, “40 good years dishing up chilli crabs”, in The Sunday Times, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings, →OCLC...
I am a Singaporean, and I lived on the island for 20 years before coming to the United States for my college education.1997 January 20, Ser Meng Tay, “Singapore: A nation in denial? [letter]”, in Stephen B. Shepard, editor, BusinessWeek, Asian edition, New...

Synonyms of Singaporean

S'porean

Forms of Singaporean

Adjective
comparative	more Singaporean
superlative	most Singaporean
Noun
plural	Singaporeans

Origin of Singaporean

From Singapore (“island and city-state in Southeast Asia”) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns).

Words formed from Singaporean

Words that rhyme with Singaporean

Questions about Singaporean

What does Singaporean mean?: Singaporean means of, pertaining to, or from Singapore, or its language or people.
What is Singaporean in Hindi?: Singaporean in Hindi is सिंगापुरी (siṅgāpurī). See Singaporean meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Singaporean in a sentence?: Below is an example of a typical Singaporean "bento", often wolfed down next to the computer.
What part of speech is Singaporean?: Singaporean can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Singaporean?: Singaporean is pronounced /sɪŋ.(ɡ)əˈpɔː.ɹi.ən/ (UK).

Words near Singaporean in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: Singaporean (page history and authors); Singaporean (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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