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Singkapor

Singkapor is the alternative form of Singapore.

Meaning of Singapore

Proper noun

Singapore

  1. An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula; a former British crown colony and state of Malaysia (1963-1965). Official name: Republic of Singapore.
    • "Singapore just feels like a hollow city compared to Malaysia," the reluctant Sinkie declared. […] He added that Singapore life is dull compared to Malaysia's.2023 March 16, Julia Yee, “Redditor calls S'pore 'hollow', 'cold' & 'claustrophobic', says M'sia is better place to live”, in Mothership, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2023
    Synonyms:
    Fine City, Lion City, S'pore

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Forms of Singkapor

alternative formSingkarpor

Origin of Singkapor

From Hokkien 新加坡 (Sin-ka-pho). Singkarpor and Singkapor are both Hokkien pronunciations of Singapore's Chinese name.

Questions about Singkapor

What is Singkapor the alternative form of?
Singkapor is the alternative form of Singapore.

Words near Singkapor in the dictionary

  1. singingness
  2. singings
  3. singjay
  4. singju
  5. singkamas
  6. Singkapor
  7. Singkarpor
  8. Singkawang
  9. singkek
  10. Singkiang
  11. Singla

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Singkapor (page history and authors); Singapore (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.

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