English Explanatory Dictionary

Singapura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A 14th-century Malay kingdom centered in modern-day Singapore.
noun
  1. A domestic cat of a small breed with large eyes and ears, brown ticked coat and blunt tail.

Word forms

Singapura Singapuras

Etymology

Derived from Malay Singapura, from Sanskrit सिंहपुर (siṃhá-pura), from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”) + पुर (pura, “city”).

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