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シンガポール

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
新嘉坡 (obsolete)
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Etymology

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    From English Singapore, from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, lion) +‎ पुर (pura, city). Doublet of シンガプーラ (shingapūra).

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    シンガポール (Shingapōru

    1. Singapore (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))

    See also

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    countries in Asia: アジア(しょ)(こく) (Ajia no shokoku) (appendix)edit

    References

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    1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN