SINGAPORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Singapore mean? 

• SINGAPORE (noun)
  The noun SINGAPORE has 3 senses:

1. the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports

2. a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965

3. an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula

  Familiarity information: SINGAPORE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINGAPORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Singapore; Singapore

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Singapore" is a part of...):

Republic of Singapore; Singapore (a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965)

Derivation:

Singaporean (of or relating to the city of Singapore)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Republic of Singapore; Singapore

Instance hypernyms:

Asian country; Asian nation (any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Singapore"):

capital of Singapore; Singapore (the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports)

Meronyms (members of "Singapore"):

Singaporean (an inhabitant of Singapore)

Holonyms ("Singapore" is a part of...):

Southeast Asia (a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore)

Singapore; Singapore Island (an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula)

Holonyms ("Singapore" is a member of...):

ASEAN; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism)

Derivation:

Singaporean (of or relating to the city of Singapore)

Singaporean (of or relating to the island nation of Singapore and its people)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An island to the south of the Malay Peninsula

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Singapore; Singapore Island

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Meronyms (parts of "Singapore"):

Republic of Singapore; Singapore (a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965)

Holonyms ("Singapore" is a part of...):

South China Sea (a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons)

Derivation:

Singaporean (of or relating to the island nation of Singapore and its people)

 Context examples 

Light pollution is most extensive in countries like Singapore, Italy and South Korea, while Canada and Australia retain the most dark sky.

(Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity, NOAA)

The study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) examined deforestation in more than 50 countries in the tropics between 2000—2012, and identified regions where deforestation is most and least beneficial.

(Most countries lose out with forest-to-farm conversions, SciDev.Net)

There are only a handful of hydrogen-powered cars in Australia, but there are tens of thousands across Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

(Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia, VOA)

In contrast, deforestation in Latin America, insular South-East Asia (which include Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Timor Leste) and Madagascar derived low agricultural benefits and high environmental costs.

(Most countries lose out with forest-to-farm conversions, SciDev.Net)