Singapore

geographical name

Sin·ga·pore

ˈsiŋ-ə-ˌpȯr,

also

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.

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