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Singapore definition

Sin·ga·pore (siŋ′ə pôr′, siŋ′gə-)

  1. island off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula
  2. country comprising this island & nearby islets: a former British colony, it became a state of Malaysia (1963-65) & an independent republic & member of the Commonwealth (1965): 248 sq mi (642 sq km); pop. 2,930,000
  3. its capital, a seaport on the S coast: pop. 4,018,000
  4. channel between Singapore & a group of Indonesian islands to the south: 65 mi (105 km) long
    also Singapore Strait

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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